Immigrants from Western Africa vs Subsaharan African Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 337,124,279 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.407 and weighted average of 5.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 455,758,057 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.304 and weighted average of 5.0%, a difference of 3.3%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Immigrants from West Indies (5.1%, a difference of 0.10%), African (5.1%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from El Salvador (5.1%, a difference of 0.17%), Salvadoran (5.1%, a difference of 0.19%), and Central American (5.1%, a difference of 0.21%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Costa Rican (5.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from China (5.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Ireland (5.0%, a difference of 0.070%), Spanish (5.0%, a difference of 0.14%), and Immigrants from Iran (5.0%, a difference of 0.19%).