Immigrants from El Salvador vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 342,569,463 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from El Salvador and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.299 and weighted average of 19.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,068,694 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.756 and weighted average of 21.4%, a difference of 12.0%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from El Salvador are Lumbee (19.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Honduran (19.2%, a difference of 0.26%), Israeli (19.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Honduras (19.0%, a difference of 0.62%), and Blackfeet (19.2%, a difference of 0.64%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (21.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Native/Alaskan (21.5%, a difference of 0.54%), U.S. Virgin Islander (21.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Vietnamese (21.5%, a difference of 0.60%), and Belizean (21.6%, a difference of 0.82%).