Explaining a layoff without sounding bitter after 18 years as an accounts payable clerk

They always ask why I left, and I freeze. This is my first time dealing with any of this. I also do not want to seem like a risk. Do you mention numbers?

I keep it to two sentences: the company cut my team, and here is what I am proud of and what I am looking for next.

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.