Black/African American vs Immigrants from Barbados Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,654,676 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.558 and weighted average of 5.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 110,465,452 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Barbados and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.107 and weighted average of 5.2%, a difference of 5.0%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Portugal (5.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (5.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Belize (5.5%, a difference of 0.51%), Marshallese (5.5%, a difference of 0.52%), and Sierra Leonean (5.5%, a difference of 0.53%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Barbados are Alsatian (5.2%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Latin America (5.2%, a difference of 0.18%), West Indian (5.2%, a difference of 0.30%), Israeli (5.2%, a difference of 0.31%), and Immigrants from Uzbekistan (5.3%, a difference of 0.32%).