Immigrants from Jamaica vs Immigrants from Western Africa Unemployment Among Ages 65 to 74 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 273,118,315 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.186 and weighted average of 5.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 321,582,029 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.751 and weighted average of 5.6%, a difference of 0.21%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (5.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Pueblo (5.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Jamaican (5.6%, a difference of 0.050%), South American (5.6%, a difference of 0.060%), and French Canadian (5.6%, a difference of 0.090%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Sierra Leonean (5.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Barbados (5.6%, a difference of 0.10%), South American (5.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (5.6%, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (5.6%, a difference of 0.19%).