Black/African American vs Immigrants from Jamaica 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 285,867,428 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.046 and weighted average of 5.2%, a difference of 5.8%.

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 Jamaica are Cree (5.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Ottawa (5.2%, a difference of 0.23%), Mexican American Indian (5.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Israeli (5.2%, a difference of 0.45%), and West Indian (5.2%, a difference of 0.46%).