Afghan vs Immigrants from Dominican Republic Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,850,223 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Afghans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.496 and weighted average of 5.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,892,404 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.522 and weighted average of 7.4%, a difference of 40.4%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Afghan	Immigrants from Dominican Republic
Minimum	0.50%	2.0%
Maximum	15.0%	15.0%
Range	14.5%	13.0%
Mean	5.3%	8.3%
Median	5.0%	7.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.2%	6.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.2%	10.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.0%	3.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	2.5%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment

Demographics Similar to Afghans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Afghans are Nonimmigrants (5.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Malaysian (5.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Nicaraguan (5.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Taiwanese (5.3%, a difference of 0.14%), and Immigrants from Greece (5.3%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Puget Sound Salish	56.6 /100 \| #171	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	52.5 /100 \| #172	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Poland	51.8 /100 \| #173	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Congo	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 5.3%
Taiwanese	49.6 /100 \| #175	Average 5.3%
Nicaraguans	48.7 /100 \| #176	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	47.9 /100 \| #177	Average 5.3%
Afghans	47.4 /100 \| #178	Average 5.3%
Malaysians	46.8 /100 \| #179	Average 5.3%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Sioux (7.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Apache (7.4%, a difference of 0.47%), Dominican (7.4%, a difference of 0.48%), Yakama (7.3%, a difference of 0.82%), and Alaska Native (7.2%, a difference of 2.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Paiute	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 7.1%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 7.2%
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 7.2%
Alaska Natives	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 7.2%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 7.3%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 7.4%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 7.4%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 7.4%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 7.4%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 7.7%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 7.7%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 8.0%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 8.2%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 8.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 8.4%