Sri Lankan vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 65 to 74 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 381,689,820 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.075 and weighted average of 5.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 445,511,651 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.431 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 9.9%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from South Central Asia (5.3%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Bolivia (5.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Germany (5.3%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Singapore (5.2%, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Malaysia (5.2%, a difference of 0.19%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Morocco (5.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Grenada (5.8%, a difference of 0.060%), U.S. Virgin Islander (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Portuguese (5.7%, a difference of 0.38%), and Spanish American Indian (5.7%, a difference of 0.41%).