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

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,003,153 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.199 and weighted average of 12.1%. 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 5.3%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Spanish American Indian (12.1%, a difference of 0.49%), Apache (12.0%, a difference of 0.64%), Lumbee (12.0%, a difference of 0.67%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (12.2%, a difference of 0.85%), and Haitian (12.2%, a difference of 0.87%). Similarly, 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%).