Immigrants from Central America vs Afghan Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 534,368,587 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.592 and weighted average of 6.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,850,223 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Afghans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.496 and weighted average of 5.3%, a difference of 13.1%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Central America	Afghan
Minimum	3.3%	0.50%
Maximum	56.6%	15.0%
Range	53.3%	14.5%
Mean	8.1%	5.3%
Median	6.5%	5.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.7%	4.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	8.1%	6.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.4%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.2%	2.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.2%	2.2%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Immigrants from Latin America (5.9%, a difference of 0.28%), Armenian (6.0%, a difference of 0.35%), Bahamian (5.9%, a difference of 0.49%), Ghanaian (6.0%, a difference of 0.64%), and Immigrants from Fiji (5.9%, a difference of 0.78%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 5.8%
Blackfeet	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 5.8%
Mexicans	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 5.9%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #272	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Fiji	0.0 /100 \| #273	Tragic 5.9%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #274	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #275	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #276	Tragic 6.0%
Armenians	0.0 /100 \| #277	Tragic 6.0%
Ghanaians	0.0 /100 \| #278	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 6.0%
Africans	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 6.1%

Demographics Similar to Afghans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Afghans are Nonimmigrants (5.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Malaysian (5.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Nicaraguan (5.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Taiwanese (5.3%, a difference of 0.14%), and Immigrants from Greece (5.3%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Puget Sound Salish	56.6 /100 \| #171	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	52.5 /100 \| #172	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Poland	51.8 /100 \| #173	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Congo	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 5.3%
Taiwanese	49.6 /100 \| #175	Average 5.3%
Nicaraguans	48.7 /100 \| #176	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	47.9 /100 \| #177	Average 5.3%
Afghans	47.4 /100 \| #178	Average 5.3%
Malaysians	46.8 /100 \| #179	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Greece	45.0 /100 \| #180	Average 5.3%
Albanians	43.5 /100 \| #181	Average 5.3%
Spaniards	42.2 /100 \| #182	Average 5.3%
Brazilians	40.2 /100 \| #183	Average 5.3%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	39.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Thailand	38.9 /100 \| #185	Fair 5.3%