Immigrants from Latin America vs West Indian Unemployment Among Ages 20 to 24 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 518,664,657 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Latin America and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.461 and weighted average of 11.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 250,382,196 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of West Indians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.334 and weighted average of 12.8%, a difference of 16.4%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Latin America are Marshallese (11.0%, a difference of 0.29%), Puget Sound Salish (10.9%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Lebanon (10.9%, a difference of 0.70%), Panamanian (10.9%, a difference of 0.73%), and Dutch West Indian (10.9%, a difference of 0.83%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Black/African American (12.7%, a difference of 0.21%), Shoshone (12.7%, a difference of 0.40%), Immigrants from Dominica (12.8%, a difference of 0.48%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (12.8%, a difference of 0.60%), and Barbadian (12.9%, a difference of 0.85%).