Black/African American vs Immigrants from Costa Rica Unemployment Among Ages 65 to 74 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 445,511,651 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.431 and weighted average of 5.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 192,577,296 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.189 and weighted average of 5.6%, a difference of 2.9%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Morocco (5.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Grenada (5.8%, a difference of 0.060%), U.S. Virgin Islander (5.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Portuguese (5.7%, a difference of 0.38%), and Spanish American Indian (5.7%, a difference of 0.41%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Immigrants from Brazil (5.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Colombian (5.6%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Haiti (5.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Brazilian (5.6%, a difference of 0.12%), and Native Hawaiian (5.6%, a difference of 0.19%).