Immigrants from Somalia vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 90,227,200 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Somalia and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.207 and weighted average of 4.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,654,676 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.558 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 25.0%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Somalia are Chinese (4.4%, a difference of 0.090%), Swedish (4.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Puget Sound Salish (4.4%, a difference of 0.37%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (4.4%, a difference of 0.46%), and Kenyan (4.4%, a difference of 0.72%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Portugal (5.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (5.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Belize (5.5%, a difference of 0.51%), Marshallese (5.5%, a difference of 0.52%), and Sierra Leonean (5.5%, a difference of 0.53%).