Immigrants from Portugal vs Barbadian Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 169,423,792 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.313 and weighted average of 5.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 137,668,651 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Barbadians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.228 and weighted average of 5.3%, a difference of 3.3%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (5.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Black/African American (5.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Belize (5.5%, a difference of 0.34%), Sierra Leonean (5.5%, a difference of 0.70%), and Marshallese (5.5%, a difference of 0.70%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Barbadians are Dutch West Indian (5.3%, a difference of 0.040%), Cajun (5.3%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Mexico (5.3%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Grenada (5.3%, a difference of 0.28%), and British West Indian (5.3%, a difference of 0.47%).