Immigrants from West Indies vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 71,747,330 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.399 and weighted average of 7.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 507,749,487 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.786 and weighted average of 8.6%, a difference of 9.3%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Comanche (7.8%, a difference of 0.13%), Blackfeet (7.9%, a difference of 0.42%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (7.8%, a difference of 0.59%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (7.9%, a difference of 0.68%), and Barbadian (7.9%, a difference of 0.86%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Dominican Republic (8.6%, a difference of 0.61%), Immigrants from Armenia (8.5%, a difference of 0.74%), Guyanese (8.5%, a difference of 0.97%), Immigrants from Guyana (8.5%, a difference of 1.2%), and Immigrants from Grenada (8.4%, a difference of 1.3%).