Immigrants from Jamaica vs African Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,587,568 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.083 and weighted average of 6.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,312,899 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.263 and weighted average of 6.1%, a difference of 6.0%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	African
Minimum	2.5%	0.60%
Maximum	10.8%	32.4%
Range	8.3%	31.8%
Mean	6.6%	8.4%
Median	6.2%	7.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	6.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.5%	8.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.9%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.6%	5.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.6%	5.5%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Menominee (6.4%, a difference of 0.25%), Lumbee (6.4%, a difference of 0.29%), Belizean (6.4%, a difference of 0.68%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (6.5%, a difference of 0.77%), and West Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.91%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 6.3%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 6.3%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 6.3%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 6.3%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 6.3%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 6.4%
Belizeans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 6.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 6.4%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 6.4%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 6.4%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 6.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 6.5%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 6.5%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 6.5%
Cape Verdeans	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 6.5%

Demographics Similar to Africans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from the Azores (6.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Ghana (6.1%, a difference of 0.15%), Aleut (6.1%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Mexico (6.0%, a difference of 0.58%), and Immigrants from Western Africa (6.0%, a difference of 0.58%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #274	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #275	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #276	Tragic 6.0%
Armenians	0.0 /100 \| #277	Tragic 6.0%
Ghanaians	0.0 /100 \| #278	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 6.0%
Africans	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 6.1%
Aleuts	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Senegal	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 6.2%
Nepalese	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 6.2%
Ecuadorians	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 6.2%