Black/African American vs West Indian Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 507,749,487 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.786 and weighted average of 8.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 247,262,358 people shows no correlation between the proportion of West Indians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.025 and weighted average of 7.9%, a difference of 8.3%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Armenia (8.5%, a difference of 0.74%), Guyanese (8.5%, a difference of 0.97%), Immigrants from Guyana (8.5%, a difference of 1.2%), Immigrants from Grenada (8.4%, a difference of 1.3%), and British West Indian (8.4%, a difference of 1.4%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Central American Indian (7.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Jamaican (7.9%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Yemen (8.0%, a difference of 1.1%), Cajun (8.0%, a difference of 1.3%), and Tsimshian (8.0%, a difference of 1.6%).