Alaska Native vs Inupiat Unemployment Among Ages 65 to 74 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,668,182 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Alaska Natives and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.625 and weighted average of 6.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 91,705,326 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Inupiat and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.352 and weighted average of 7.5%, a difference of 9.8%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Alaska Natives are Navajo (6.9%, a difference of 1.5%), Pima (6.6%, a difference of 3.2%), Yakama (6.6%, a difference of 4.1%), Tlingit-Haida (6.5%, a difference of 4.5%), and Ute (6.5%, a difference of 4.6%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Inupiat are Alaskan Athabascan (7.4%, a difference of 1.9%), Navajo (6.9%, a difference of 8.2%), Immigrants from Yemen (8.3%, a difference of 10.2%), Pima (6.6%, a difference of 13.3%), and Yakama (6.6%, a difference of 14.2%).