Layoff notice, what does the 60 days mean? - any advice?

My employer announced that the site will close and gave us written notice. It has been a long 19 weeks. I do not know if I should start looking now or wait for severance news. What did the workforce office offer?

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

I stayed for the retention bonus and looked for work on the side. It cushioned the gap.