Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 100,531,562 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.490 and weighted average of 20.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,068,694 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.756 and weighted average of 21.4%, a difference of 7.2%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Immigrants from Yemen (20.0%, a difference of 0.43%), Pueblo (19.8%, a difference of 0.53%), Immigrants from the Azores (19.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Comanche (20.2%, a difference of 1.5%), and Immigrants from Bahamas (20.4%, a difference of 2.1%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (21.5%, a difference of 0.38%), U.S. Virgin Islander (21.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Immigrants from Senegal (21.2%, a difference of 0.99%), Aleut (21.2%, a difference of 1.1%), and Senegalese (21.0%, a difference of 2.0%).