Pennsylvania German vs Portuguese Unemployment Among Ages 65 to 74 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 205,280,371 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.523 and weighted average of 5.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 385,417,799 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.121 and weighted average of 5.7%, a difference of 0.84%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Houma (5.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Latin America (5.8%, a difference of 0.36%), Barbadian (5.8%, a difference of 0.37%), Ecuadorian (5.8%, a difference of 0.38%), and Black/African American (5.8%, a difference of 0.46%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Spanish American Indian (5.7%, a difference of 0.040%), U.S. Virgin Islander (5.8%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Somalia (5.7%, a difference of 0.29%), Central American (5.7%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Grenada (5.8%, a difference of 0.32%).