Black/African American vs Immigrants from Barbados Unemployment Among Ages 45 to 54 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 527,917,947 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 45 and 54 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.733 and weighted average of 5.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 112,020,892 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Barbados and unemployment rate among population between the ages 45 and 54 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.178 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 0.80%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 45 to 54 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Barbadian (5.5%, a difference of 0.65%), Vietnamese (5.4%, a difference of 0.76%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (5.4%, a difference of 1.0%), Chippewa (5.5%, a difference of 1.1%), and Immigrants from West Indies (5.4%, a difference of 1.2%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Barbados are Barbadian (5.5%, a difference of 0.15%), Chippewa (5.5%, a difference of 0.28%), Vietnamese (5.4%, a difference of 1.6%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (5.4%, a difference of 1.8%), and Immigrants from West Indies (5.4%, a difference of 2.0%).