Immigrants from Portugal vs Sierra Leonean 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 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 0.70%.

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%), Marshallese (5.5%, a difference of 0.70%), and Spanish American Indian (5.6%, a difference of 0.84%). Similarly, 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 Cape Verdean (5.4%, a difference of 0.78%).