Immigrants from Africa vs Jamaican Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 441,273,894 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.042 and weighted average of 18.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 350,975,671 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.172 and weighted average of 21.7%, a difference of 20.7%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Immigrants from Argentina (18.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Albania (18.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Spain (18.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Kazakhstan (18.0%, a difference of 0.11%), and South American Indian (18.0%, a difference of 0.11%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Alaska Native (21.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Houma (21.6%, a difference of 0.41%), Belizean (21.6%, a difference of 0.67%), Vietnamese (21.5%, a difference of 0.89%), and Native/Alaskan (21.5%, a difference of 0.95%).