Immigrants from Jamaica vs Native/Alaskan Unemployment Among Ages 45 to 54 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 296,481,042 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and unemployment rate among population between the ages 45 and 54 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.074 and weighted average of 5.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 487,520,360 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 45 and 54 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.567 and weighted average of 6.1%, a difference of 13.1%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 45 to 54 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Immigrants from West Indies (5.4%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (5.4%, a difference of 0.33%), Vietnamese (5.4%, a difference of 0.59%), Black/African American (5.4%, a difference of 1.3%), and Barbadian (5.5%, a difference of 2.0%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (5.9%, a difference of 2.3%), Immigrants from the Azores (5.7%, a difference of 5.3%), Yakama (5.7%, a difference of 5.9%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (5.7%, a difference of 6.2%), and Cape Verdean (5.7%, a difference of 6.2%).