If you think you're stressed out, imagine how stressed he is. Maybe he's keeping you in the dark to avoid causing you stress. And if he says he has no news, maybe he really doesn't have any news. Just because he's gotten emails doesn't mean he knows anything for sure. I know as a couple it's your business too, but don't badger him for more information that he may not even have. You'll know in due time and you can deal with whatever happens when it happens. I would suggest making yourself available to talk, but don't hound him about it right now.

I'm with Pistil. This is about your husband.
So put yourself in his skin and think his thoughts --
then answer them.

My husband would be thinking: "How are we going to make it."
So I said to him: "I cancelled Emusic, and VisualThesaurus and RubberChicken cards - I wasn't using them much anyway. I've looked through all that kind of stuff and found about $60/month to save."

My husband would be thinking: "How embarrassing to have to go to Thanksgiving and say I got laid off."
So I might say: "We haven't confirmed Thanksgiving with either of our families yet. Do you want to be just us this year? Maybe invite 3 or 4 people over for the game and chili?"

My husband might be thinking: "I hate this job. I hate this company. I hate this work - but I've got a responsibility to my wife."
I could say: "If this is the time for you to try something new, go for it. I've got your back."

sounds like things are in the works but nothing is set in stone. get off his back and let him work out all the kinks. he probably doesn't want to tell you anything prematurely in case things fall through.

I think the prior comments give good advice.

For most men especially a man who has dependents it is a staggering and most frightening prospect to lose your ability to take care of your family. He may seem calm and calculating but trust inside he's anxious as hell and maybe talking about it too much makes him face his perceived failure just a little too much for comfort. My advice is wait for him to bring up the updates and then ask questions but don't jump him. Be supportive and strategic you want to make him feel comforted and get your 411 as well.

I'd just be there for him. When my partner was unemployed I'd ask him how the search was going once a week maybe, and forward him job ad's if I found any. (I was unemployed too) All else fails your husband can take a part time job somewhere until something decent pops up. Money is money and a little trickle of income is better than none.

He may think he's sparing you the anxiety. I was in a similar situation in September, before I got laid off. There was a last minute scramble to try to save a few jobs, and for weeks all the "news" that I heard was second- or third-hand. My manager was ridiculously optimistic about how things were going to work out, but his boss kept stopping by my desk and telling me how bad he felt about the whole thing. No way was I going to share the stress and anxiety of all those rumors and mixed messages with my husband. And now I don't tell him about every single job application I submit or every rejection e-mail I get back. He wouldn't be able to keep them straight!