Immigrants from Laos vs Puerto Rican 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 526,845,718 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.590 and weighted average of 8.4%, a difference of 58.2%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Puerto Rican
Minimum	0.60%	1.8%
Maximum	12.6%	39.3%
Range	12.0%	37.5%
Mean	5.4%	10.2%
Median	5.3%	8.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.1%	6.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.9%	11.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	5.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.3%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.3%	6.3%

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 Puerto Ricans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Navajo (8.4%, a difference of 0.79%), Pima (8.2%, a difference of 2.4%), Cheyenne (8.0%, a difference of 5.2%), Tohono O'odham (8.9%, a difference of 5.4%), and Hopi (8.9%, a difference of 5.9%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 7.4%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 7.4%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 7.7%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 7.7%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 8.0%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 8.2%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 8.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 8.4%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 8.9%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 8.9%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 9.1%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 9.8%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 10.1%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 11.1%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 13.6%