Immigrants from Laos vs African Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,374,148 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.334 and weighted average of 5.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,312,899 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.263 and weighted average of 6.1%, a difference of 13.8%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	African
Minimum	0.60%	0.60%
Maximum	12.6%	32.4%
Range	12.0%	31.8%
Mean	5.4%	8.4%
Median	5.3%	7.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.1%	6.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.9%	8.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.3%	5.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.3%	5.5%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Immigrants from Southern Europe (5.3%, a difference of 0.0%), Peruvian (5.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Uruguay (5.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Israel (5.3%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Afghanistan (5.3%, a difference of 0.17%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Costa Ricans	37.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 5.3%
Alsatians	37.0 /100 \| #188	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Belarus	35.6 /100 \| #189	Fair 5.3%
Arabs	35.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 5.3%
Somalis	34.0 /100 \| #191	Fair 5.3%
South Americans	33.9 /100 \| #192	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Somalia	33.8 /100 \| #193	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Laos	30.9 /100 \| #194	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	30.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 5.3%
Peruvians	29.9 /100 \| #196	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	29.8 /100 \| #197	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Israel	28.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	28.6 /100 \| #199	Fair 5.3%
Koreans	27.4 /100 \| #200	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	27.0 /100 \| #201	Fair 5.3%

Demographics Similar to Africans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Immigrants from the Azores (6.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Ghana (6.1%, a difference of 0.15%), Aleut (6.1%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Mexico (6.0%, a difference of 0.58%), and Immigrants from Western Africa (6.0%, a difference of 0.58%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #274	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #275	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #276	Tragic 6.0%
Armenians	0.0 /100 \| #277	Tragic 6.0%
Ghanaians	0.0 /100 \| #278	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 6.0%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 6.0%
Africans	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 6.1%
Aleuts	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Senegal	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 6.1%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 6.2%
Nepalese	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 6.2%
Ecuadorians	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 6.2%