Black/African American vs Portuguese 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 385,417,799 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.121 and weighted average of 5.7%, a difference of 0.38%.

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%), Spanish American Indian (5.7%, a difference of 0.41%), and Pennsylvania German (5.8%, a difference of 0.46%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Spanish American Indian (5.7%, a difference of 0.040%), U.S. Virgin Islander (5.8%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Somalia (5.7%, a difference of 0.29%), Central American (5.7%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Grenada (5.8%, a difference of 0.32%).