Immigrants from Jamaica vs Immigrants from Caribbean Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 289,656,890 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.246 and weighted average of 22.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 422,539,513 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Caribbean and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.146 and weighted average of 20.9%, a difference of 6.2%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from Belize (22.2%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from West Indies (22.2%, a difference of 0.16%), Cheyenne (22.3%, a difference of 0.39%), Tohono O'odham (22.1%, a difference of 0.59%), and Immigrants from Dominica (21.9%, a difference of 1.1%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Caribbean are Immigrants from Ecuador (20.9%, a difference of 0.11%), Senegalese (21.0%, a difference of 0.38%), Aleut (21.2%, a difference of 1.2%), Immigrants from Senegal (21.2%, a difference of 1.4%), and Ecuadorian (20.5%, a difference of 1.7%).