Immigrants from Jamaica vs Costa Rican Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,587,568 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.083 and weighted average of 6.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,503,792 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.058 and weighted average of 5.3%, a difference of 21.1%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	Costa Rican
Minimum	2.5%	0.80%
Maximum	10.8%	19.5%
Range	8.3%	18.7%
Mean	6.6%	5.8%
Median	6.2%	5.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	4.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.5%	6.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.9%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.6%	4.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.6%	4.0%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Menominee (6.4%, a difference of 0.25%), Lumbee (6.4%, a difference of 0.29%), Belizean (6.4%, a difference of 0.68%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (6.5%, a difference of 0.77%), and West Indian (6.4%, a difference of 0.91%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Jamaicans	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 6.3%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 6.3%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 6.3%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 6.3%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 6.3%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 6.4%
Belizeans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 6.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 6.4%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 6.4%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 6.4%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 6.5%
Barbadians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 6.5%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 6.5%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 6.5%
Cape Verdeans	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 6.5%

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Alsatian (5.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Uganda (5.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Thailand (5.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (5.3%, a difference of 0.12%), and Immigrants from Belarus (5.3%, a difference of 0.12%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Immigrants \| Greece	45.0 /100 \| #180	Average 5.3%
Albanians	43.5 /100 \| #181	Average 5.3%
Spaniards	42.2 /100 \| #182	Average 5.3%
Brazilians	40.2 /100 \| #183	Average 5.3%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	39.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Thailand	38.9 /100 \| #185	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Uganda	37.8 /100 \| #186	Fair 5.3%
Costa Ricans	37.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 5.3%
Alsatians	37.0 /100 \| #188	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Belarus	35.6 /100 \| #189	Fair 5.3%
Arabs	35.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 5.3%
Somalis	34.0 /100 \| #191	Fair 5.3%
South Americans	33.9 /100 \| #192	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Somalia	33.8 /100 \| #193	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Laos	30.9 /100 \| #194	Fair 5.3%