Immigrants from Western Africa vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 344,855,911 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.545 and weighted average of 19.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,068,694 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.756 and weighted average of 21.4%, a difference of 10.0%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are African (19.5%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Latin America (19.4%, a difference of 0.33%), Paraguayan (19.4%, a difference of 0.42%), Ute (19.6%, a difference of 0.60%), and Cajun (19.6%, a difference of 0.72%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (21.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Native/Alaskan (21.5%, a difference of 0.54%), U.S. Virgin Islander (21.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Vietnamese (21.5%, a difference of 0.60%), and Belizean (21.6%, a difference of 0.82%).