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

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 375,573,900 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.576 and weighted average of 5.0%. 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 9.7%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Hong Kong (5.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants (5.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Albanian (5.0%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Albania (5.0%, a difference of 0.34%), and Choctaw (5.0%, a difference of 0.35%).

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%).