Black/African American vs Jamaican Unemployment Among Ages 20 to 24 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 523,414,021 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.759 and weighted average of 12.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 359,144,305 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.279 and weighted average of 12.6%, a difference of 1.3%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Shoshone (12.7%, a difference of 0.19%), West Indian (12.8%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Dominica (12.8%, a difference of 0.68%), Houma (12.6%, a difference of 0.73%), and Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (12.8%, a difference of 0.80%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (12.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Tohono O'odham (12.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Vietnamese (12.6%, a difference of 0.44%), Houma (12.6%, a difference of 0.59%), and Bermudan (12.5%, a difference of 0.89%).