Immigrants from Liberia vs Sierra Leonean Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 131,927,526 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Liberia and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.215 and weighted average of 5.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 81,855,040 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.723 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 9.8%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Liberia are Immigrants from Western Asia (5.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Iran (5.0%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Syria (5.0%, a difference of 0.18%), Cherokee (5.0%, a difference of 0.21%), and Immigrants from China (5.0%, a difference of 0.26%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Marshallese (5.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Dominica (5.5%, a difference of 0.40%), Black/African American (5.5%, a difference of 0.53%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (5.4%, a difference of 0.64%), and Immigrants from Portugal (5.5%, a difference of 0.70%).