Immigrants from Laos vs Subsaharan 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 507,124,054 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.453 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 8.8%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Subsaharan African
Minimum	0.60%	1.7%
Maximum	12.6%	32.4%
Range	12.0%	30.7%
Mean	5.4%	8.2%
Median	5.3%	6.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.1%	5.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.9%	8.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	2.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.3%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.3%	5.7%

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 Sub-Saharan Africans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Immigrants from Uzbekistan (5.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Guatemala (5.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Bahamas (5.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Sierra Leonean (5.8%, a difference of 0.14%), and Salvadoran (5.8%, a difference of 0.17%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Hondurans	0.3 /100 \| #252	Tragic 5.7%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #253	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.3 /100 \| #254	Tragic 5.7%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.2 /100 \| #255	Tragic 5.7%
Guatemalans	0.2 /100 \| #256	Tragic 5.8%
Yaqui	0.2 /100 \| #257	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.1 /100 \| #258	Tragic 5.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	0.1 /100 \| #259	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.1 /100 \| #260	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #261	Tragic 5.8%
Sierra Leoneans	0.1 /100 \| #262	Tragic 5.8%
Salvadorans	0.1 /100 \| #263	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.1 /100 \| #264	Tragic 5.8%
Nigerians	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 5.8%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 5.8%