Immigrants from Ghana vs Nigerian Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 199,867,577 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ghana and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.109 and weighted average of 6.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 332,601,343 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Nigerians and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.088 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 4.3%.

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ghana are Immigrants from the Azores (6.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Aleut (6.1%, a difference of 0.13%), African (6.1%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Mexico (6.0%, a difference of 0.73%), and Immigrants from Western Africa (6.0%, a difference of 0.73%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Nigerians are Immigrants from Liberia (5.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Mexican American Indian (5.8%, a difference of 0.40%), Immigrants from Nigeria (5.8%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (5.8%, a difference of 0.51%), and Immigrants from El Salvador (5.8%, a difference of 0.52%).