Black/African American vs Immigrants from Mexico 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 453,807,695 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.618 and weighted average of 5.3%, a difference of 2.9%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are Barbadian (5.3%, a difference of 0.22%), Dutch West Indian (5.3%, a difference of 0.26%), Cajun (5.3%, a difference of 0.38%), Hispanic or Latino (5.4%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Grenada (5.3%, a difference of 0.50%).