Immigrants from Africa vs American Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 468,788,801 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.346 and weighted average of 5.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 576,683,680 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.461 and weighted average of 5.0%, a difference of 9.2%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Africa	American
Minimum	1.6%	2.2%
Maximum	18.7%	53.3%
Range	17.1%	51.1%
Mean	6.5%	8.0%
Median	5.9%	5.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.1%	4.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.3%	7.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.7%	8.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.6%	8.0%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Comanche (5.5%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Syria (5.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Panamanian (5.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Hawaiian (5.5%, a difference of 0.13%), and Ottawa (5.5%, a difference of 0.13%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Israelis	8.8 /100 \| #224	Tragic 5.4%
South American Indians	7.8 /100 \| #225	Tragic 5.5%
Samoans	7.1 /100 \| #226	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	7.0 /100 \| #227	Tragic 5.5%
Guamanians/Chamorros	6.3 /100 \| #228	Tragic 5.5%
Hawaiians	5.4 /100 \| #229	Tragic 5.5%
Ottawa	5.4 /100 \| #230	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Africa	4.9 /100 \| #231	Tragic 5.5%
Comanche	4.9 /100 \| #232	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Syria	4.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic 5.5%
Panamanians	4.7 /100 \| #234	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Panama	3.4 /100 \| #235	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	3.3 /100 \| #236	Tragic 5.5%
Moroccans	3.2 /100 \| #237	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	2.8 /100 \| #238	Tragic 5.5%

Demographics Similar to Americans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Argentina (5.0%, a difference of 0.050%), Chickasaw (5.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Osage (5.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Maltese (5.0%, a difference of 0.090%), and Estonian (5.0%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Immigrants \| Austria	95.9 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Serbia	95.6 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| England	95.2 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	95.1 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 5.0%
Romanians	95.0 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 5.0%
Mongolians	94.8 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 5.0%
Estonians	94.6 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 5.0%
Americans	94.3 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Argentina	94.1 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 5.0%
Chickasaw	94.0 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 5.0%
Osage	94.0 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 5.0%
Maltese	94.0 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Romania	93.7 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Turkey	93.7 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	93.7 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 5.0%