Afghan vs Immigrants from Iran 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 279,810,569 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iran and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.223 and weighted average of 5.4%, a difference of 2.1%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Afghan	Immigrants from Iran
Minimum	0.50%	0.80%
Maximum	15.0%	10.7%
Range	14.5%	9.9%
Mean	5.3%	5.5%
Median	5.0%	5.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.2%	4.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.2%	7.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.0%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	2.0%

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 Iran by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iran are Immigrants from Iraq (5.4%, a difference of 0.020%), Portuguese (5.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Creek (5.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Iraqi (5.4%, a difference of 0.070%), and Ugandan (5.4%, a difference of 0.080%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Cherokee	25.5 /100 \| #202	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	25.2 /100 \| #203	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	24.9 /100 \| #204	Fair 5.3%
Native Hawaiians	24.1 /100 \| #205	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Peru	22.7 /100 \| #206	Fair 5.4%
Creek	19.4 /100 \| #207	Poor 5.4%
Portuguese	19.0 /100 \| #208	Poor 5.4%
Immigrants \| Iran	18.8 /100 \| #209	Poor 5.4%
Immigrants \| Iraq	18.6 /100 \| #210	Poor 5.4%
Iraqis	18.1 /100 \| #211	Poor 5.4%
Ugandans	18.0 /100 \| #212	Poor 5.4%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	15.3 /100 \| #213	Poor 5.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	15.2 /100 \| #214	Poor 5.4%
Delaware	14.7 /100 \| #215	Poor 5.4%
Immigrants \| South America	13.5 /100 \| #216	Poor 5.4%