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

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 71,668,228 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.247 and weighted average of 5.1%. 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 7.2%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Salvadoran (5.1%, a difference of 0.090%), Central American (5.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Western Africa (5.1%, a difference of 0.10%), African (5.1%, a difference of 0.21%), and Immigrants from El Salvador (5.1%, a difference of 0.28%).

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%).