Black/African American vs Immigrants from Japan Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,068,694 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.756 and weighted average of 21.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 326,097,714 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Japan and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.482 and weighted average of 16.6%, a difference of 28.6%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (21.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Native/Alaskan (21.5%, a difference of 0.54%), U.S. Virgin Islander (21.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Vietnamese (21.5%, a difference of 0.60%), and Belizean (21.6%, a difference of 0.82%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Japan are Okinawan (16.6%, a difference of 0.030%), Northern European (16.6%, a difference of 0.10%), Scotch-Irish (16.6%, a difference of 0.16%), Slavic (16.7%, a difference of 0.20%), and Chickasaw (16.7%, a difference of 0.20%).