Immigrants from Eastern Europe vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 431,977,096 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.004 and weighted average of 4.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,654,676 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.558 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 14.2%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Nicaraguan (4.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Japanese (4.8%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Croatia (4.8%, a difference of 0.090%), Uruguayan (4.8%, a difference of 0.14%), and Australian (4.8%, a difference of 0.15%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Portugal (5.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (5.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Belize (5.5%, a difference of 0.51%), Marshallese (5.5%, a difference of 0.52%), and Sierra Leonean (5.5%, a difference of 0.53%).