Immigrants from West Indies vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 60 to 64 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 71,195,820 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and unemployment rate among population between the ages 60 and 64 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.817 and weighted average of 5.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 465,577,423 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 60 and 64 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.529 and weighted average of 5.3%, a difference of 2.9%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 60 to 64 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are U.S. Virgin Islander (5.5%, a difference of 0.19%), British West Indian (5.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Belizean (5.5%, a difference of 0.70%), Soviet Union (5.4%, a difference of 1.1%), and Spanish American Indian (5.4%, a difference of 1.1%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Armenian (5.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Israel (5.3%, a difference of 0.11%), Jamaican (5.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Osage (5.4%, a difference of 0.73%), and Immigrants from Central America (5.4%, a difference of 0.78%).