Immigrants from Yemen vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 65 to 74 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 79,591,672 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Yemen and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.554 and weighted average of 8.3%. 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 43.0%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Yemen are Inupiat (7.5%, a difference of 10.2%), Alaskan Athabascan (7.4%, a difference of 12.3%), Yup'ik (9.5%, a difference of 14.6%), Navajo (6.9%, a difference of 19.2%), and Alaska Native (6.8%, a difference of 20.9%).

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%).