Black/African American vs British West Indian Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,818,612 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.164 and weighted average of 24.0%, a difference of 12.1%.

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%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are Immigrants from Barbados (24.0%, a difference of 0.17%), Dominican (23.6%, a difference of 1.4%), Paiute (24.4%, a difference of 1.6%), Tlingit-Haida (23.5%, a difference of 1.8%), and Immigrants from Dominican Republic (23.3%, a difference of 2.9%).