Negotiating pay when I have been out of work (update)

I do not know whether to give a range or ask for theirs. There are 6 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I do not want to price myself out.

Asking about the range for the role first worked for me. Some recruiters share it.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.