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

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 134,103,977 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Liberia and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.410 and weighted average of 11.1%. 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 15.0%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Liberia are Immigrants from Ireland (11.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Subsaharan African (11.1%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Greece (11.1%, a difference of 0.28%), Maltese (11.2%, a difference of 0.72%), and Marshallese (11.0%, a difference of 0.91%).

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%).