Immigrants from Jamaica vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Seniors over 65 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 278,648,616 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and unemployment rate amomg seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.168 and weighted average of 5.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 461,286,311 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate amomg seniors over the age of 65 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.456 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 1.9%.

In terms of unemployment among seniors over 65 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Cypriot (5.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Nigeria (5.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Brazil (5.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Mexican American Indian (5.4%, a difference of 0.18%), and Pueblo (5.4%, a difference of 0.22%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Jamaican (5.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (5.5%, a difference of 0.45%), Venezuelan (5.5%, a difference of 0.48%), U.S. Virgin Islander (5.5%, a difference of 0.48%), and Immigrants from Barbados (5.5%, a difference of 0.51%).