Immigrants from Jamaica vs British West Indian Unemployment Among Ages 20 to 24 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 295,465,430 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.262 and weighted average of 13.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 151,483,400 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.264 and weighted average of 13.7%, a difference of 5.8%.

Unemployment Among Ages 20 to 24 years Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	British West Indian
Minimum	1.4%	0.30%
Maximum	28.4%	37.9%
Range	27.0%	37.6%
Mean	13.9%	13.4%
Median	13.0%	12.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.0%	10.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.3%	17.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.3%	7.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.0%	6.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.0%	6.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica and British West Indians by Unemployment Among Ages 20 to 24 years

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Cheyenne (13.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Native/Alaskan (13.0%, a difference of 0.38%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (12.9%, a difference of 0.51%), Barbadian (12.9%, a difference of 0.76%), and Yakama (13.1%, a difference of 0.86%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are Immigrants from Dominican Republic (13.6%, a difference of 0.56%), Dominican (13.8%, a difference of 0.56%), Arapaho (13.8%, a difference of 0.64%), Aleut (13.8%, a difference of 0.91%), and Immigrants from Grenada (13.8%, a difference of 0.98%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment Among Ages 20 to 24 years
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic 12.7%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 12.8%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 12.8%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 12.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 12.9%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 13.0%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 13.0%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 13.0%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 13.1%
Alaska Natives	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 13.2%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 13.2%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 13.5%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 13.6%
British West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 13.7%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 13.8%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 13.8%
Aleuts	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 13.8%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 13.9%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 14.0%