Immigrants from Dominican Republic vs U.S. Virgin Islander Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 264,956,049 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.298 and weighted average of 8.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 86,861,264 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.461 and weighted average of 8.1%, a difference of 6.5%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Black/African American (8.6%, a difference of 0.61%), Tlingit-Haida (8.7%, a difference of 0.78%), Dominican (8.7%, a difference of 0.88%), Houma (8.7%, a difference of 1.2%), and Immigrants from Armenia (8.5%, a difference of 1.4%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Immigrants from Haiti (8.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Jamaica (8.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from the Azores (8.1%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Barbados (8.0%, a difference of 0.44%), and Haitian (8.0%, a difference of 0.60%).