Immigrants from Jamaica vs South American Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 285,867,428 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.046 and weighted average of 5.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 447,278,778 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.214 and weighted average of 4.8%, a difference of 7.6%.

Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	South American
Minimum	0.30%	0.40%
Maximum	28.1%	11.5%
Range	27.8%	11.1%
Mean	5.5%	4.6%
Median	5.0%	4.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.9%	3.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.3%	5.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.4%	1.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.5%	2.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.4%	2.1%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Cree (5.2%, a difference of 0.17%), Ottawa (5.2%, a difference of 0.23%), Mexican American Indian (5.2%, a difference of 0.35%), Israeli (5.2%, a difference of 0.45%), and West Indian (5.2%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years
Yaqui	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 5.2%
Jamaicans	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 5.2%
Immigrants \| Senegal	0.1 /100 \| #267	Tragic 5.2%
Mexicans	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 5.2%
Tsimshian	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 5.2%
Ute	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 5.2%
Cree	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 5.2%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.0 /100 \| #272	Tragic 5.2%
Ottawa	0.0 /100 \| #273	Tragic 5.2%
Mexican American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #274	Tragic 5.2%
Israelis	0.0 /100 \| #275	Tragic 5.2%
West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #276	Tragic 5.2%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #277	Tragic 5.2%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #278	Tragic 5.2%
Alsatians	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 5.2%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Hungarian (4.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Arab (4.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Sri Lanka (4.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Samoan (4.8%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Hungary (4.8%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	52.2 /100 \| #173	Average 4.8%
Immigrants \| Croatia	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 4.8%
Australians	48.6 /100 \| #175	Average 4.8%
Samoans	47.1 /100 \| #176	Average 4.8%
Immigrants \| Sri Lanka	46.8 /100 \| #177	Average 4.8%
Arabs	44.7 /100 \| #178	Average 4.8%
Hungarians	44.3 /100 \| #179	Average 4.8%
South Americans	44.0 /100 \| #180	Average 4.8%
Immigrants \| Hungary	40.4 /100 \| #181	Average 4.8%
Immigrants \| Europe	40.4 /100 \| #182	Average 4.8%
Immigrants \| Peru	38.6 /100 \| #183	Fair 4.8%
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	38.0 /100 \| #184	Fair 4.8%
Peruvians	37.0 /100 \| #185	Fair 4.8%
Osage	37.0 /100 \| #186	Fair 4.8%
Immigrants \| Morocco	36.5 /100 \| #187	Fair 4.8%