Hispanic or Latino vs Immigrants from Portugal Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 491,082,633 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Hispanics or Latinos and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.463 and weighted average of 5.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 169,423,792 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.313 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 2.7%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Hispanics or Latinos are Immigrants from Mexico (5.3%, a difference of 0.38%), Barbadian (5.3%, a difference of 0.60%), Dutch West Indian (5.3%, a difference of 0.64%), Cajun (5.3%, a difference of 0.76%), and Immigrants from Grenada (5.3%, a difference of 0.88%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (5.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Black/African American (5.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Belize (5.5%, a difference of 0.34%), Sierra Leonean (5.5%, a difference of 0.70%), and Marshallese (5.5%, a difference of 0.70%).