Immigrants from Central America vs Costa Rican 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 253,503,792 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.058 and weighted average of 5.3%, a difference of 12.4%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Central America	Costa Rican
Minimum	3.3%	0.80%
Maximum	56.6%	19.5%
Range	53.3%	18.7%
Mean	8.1%	5.8%
Median	6.5%	5.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.7%	4.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	8.1%	6.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.4%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.2%	4.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.2%	4.0%

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 Costa Ricans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Alsatian (5.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Uganda (5.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Thailand (5.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (5.3%, a difference of 0.12%), and Immigrants from Belarus (5.3%, a difference of 0.12%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
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%
Immigrants \| Uganda	37.8 /100 \| #186	Fair 5.3%
Costa Ricans	37.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 5.3%
Alsatians	37.0 /100 \| #188	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Belarus	35.6 /100 \| #189	Fair 5.3%
Arabs	35.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 5.3%
Somalis	34.0 /100 \| #191	Fair 5.3%
South Americans	33.9 /100 \| #192	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Somalia	33.8 /100 \| #193	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Laos	30.9 /100 \| #194	Fair 5.3%