Drew DeSilver

Senior writer at the Pew Research Center @pewresearch. New-ish resident of Our Nation's Capital, long-suffering @Mets fan (as if there's any other kind)

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

Just because you're out of work doesn't mean you can get #unemployment benefits. It depends on your state - in Massachusetts nearly 2/3 of unemployed got benefits in March, in Florida less than 8% did. https://t.co/OWPtH21o4m

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As we all deal with #COVID19, bear in mind that 24% of U.S. civilian workers - roughly 33.6 million people - don't have access to paid sick leave. The lowest-paid workers are least likely to have it. https://t.co/STN9cYS8UP

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

How super will next week's 16 #SuperTuesday contests be? Pretty significant, but not near the record of 2008's "Super-Duper Tuesday"

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

Are your kids already back in school? Then there's a good chance you live in the South or Southwest. Not going back till after Labor Day? You probably live in the North or along the Eastern seaboard: https://t.co/6dznmfhF0Q

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

Have a safe and sane #IndependenceDay2019 – too many folks don't: https://t.co/huS9KCjbBF

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

Barely a third of U.S. teens had paying jobs last summer (it was well over half back when I was a teen), and they're more likely to be frying chicken nuggets than selling T-shirts: https://t.co/HjRfmTGE1A

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

Worth keeping in mind when reading about the #CollegeAdmissionsScandal : Those ultra-competitive schools are really unrepresentative. The great majority of US colleges let in most of the students who apply to them: https://t.co/DcevTDBJU7

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

Wondering which #data from the federal government is or isn't available during the #shutdown? @pewresearch has a rundown: https://t.co/Q2fWkAmYuH

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

When the new Congress takes office next month, there will be record numbers of women in both the #USHouse and #USSenate. https://t.co/NscD1JJFf3

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

One consequence of the #2018midtermelections - a lot more #Millennials and GenXers will be joining the House: https://t.co/O3c7IJOUyU

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

How much will that new $15/hour #minimumwage really be worth to @amazon workers? Depends on where they live: https://t.co/Oh83CrsWWi

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

The final line score on the #2018MidtermElections House primaries: Dem turnout 10.8% of all registered voters, Rep turnout 8.7% – big Dem increase vs. 2014 midterms: https://t.co/LE8bV3ycsx

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

Between 2007 and 2017, the number of women CEOs running S&P500 companies rose from 14 all the way up to ... 27. Women's gains in other top corporate slots were similarly slim: https://t.co/C6DywuAhlA

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

31 states have held their House primaries so far this year, and to date turnout on the Democratic side is way up – ahead of Republicans and well above levels in 2014 midterm primaries: https://t.co/zz0RDBpDwC

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

Today's @NYDailyNews layoffs just the latest in a depressing string of job cuts at big-city papers. Digital news sites haven't escaped the ax either: https://t.co/NR0DFhtf3z

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

As recently as 2000, more than half of US teens had summer jobs; now, only about a third of them do. What are teens doing with their summers? https://t.co/IaGg50iS6b

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

#Senate races increasingly follow the same path as states' presidential vote. How will that play out in #Midterms2018, given that more than 2/3 of voters say issue of which party controls Congress will factor into their vote? https://t.co/5dZOpJufSw https://t.co/4gsPlCvG7H

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The U.S. population is more than 2.5x bigger than it was in 1910, but the House of Representatives is the same size it was back in William Howard Taft's heyday. Result: Each House member now represents an average 747,000+ people. https://t.co/pMvvAuDgTH

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Which industry has the most women in top executive positions? Utilities - 18.5% of CEOs, 17.3% of other top execs. How does *your* industry compare? https://t.co/WBTOvGSUpA

[Drew DeSilver @DrewDeSilver]

Why do women run only about 5% of Corporate America? Could be because there aren't many women in the jobs most likely to lead to the CEO's office: Less than 12% of non-CEO top executives are women. https://t.co/WBTOvGSUpA