Immigrants from South America vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Unemployment Among Ages 65 to 74 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 412,151,558 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.449 and weighted average of 5.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 356,658,922 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.511 and weighted average of 5.6%, a difference of 0.96%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Somali (5.7%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Liberia (5.7%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Guyana (5.7%, a difference of 0.26%), Bahamian (5.7%, a difference of 0.28%), and Yaqui (5.7%, a difference of 0.30%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Western Africa (5.6%, a difference of 0.16%), Sierra Leonean (5.6%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Barbados (5.6%, a difference of 0.26%), South American (5.6%, a difference of 0.31%), and Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (5.6%, a difference of 0.35%).