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

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 91,711,849 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Somalia and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.395 and weighted average of 9.2%. 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 39.4%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Somalia are Sudanese (9.2%, a difference of 0.21%), Somali (9.1%, a difference of 0.35%), Luxembourger (9.1%, a difference of 0.37%), Zimbabwean (9.2%, a difference of 0.66%), and Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (9.1%, a difference of 0.73%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, 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%).