In my experience they treat you the same and forward you to the companies they have at hands. Challenge here is that recruiters only work with a handful of comp

In my experience they treat you the same and forward you to the companies they have at hands. Challenge here is that recruiters only work with a handful of companies that may or may not be hiring at that point in time (often they just want to collect resume from recruiters) so it's a crapshot. It's mixed. Being laid off means you're available immediately and won't be too picky (unlike interviewing working people at well known companies), so it's good for the recruiter and the company, but there is a stigma with not having a job.