Black/African American vs Malaysian Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,068,694 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.756 and weighted average of 21.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 220,414,743 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.496 and weighted average of 17.0%, a difference of 25.9%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (21.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Native/Alaskan (21.5%, a difference of 0.54%), U.S. Virgin Islander (21.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Vietnamese (21.5%, a difference of 0.60%), and Belizean (21.6%, a difference of 0.82%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Immigrants from Brazil (17.0%, a difference of 0.0%), Iranian (17.0%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Bulgaria (17.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Estonian (17.0%, a difference of 0.030%), and Immigrants from Netherlands (17.0%, a difference of 0.050%).