Immigrants vs Puerto Rican Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 573,511,766 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.159 and weighted average of 5.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 526,845,718 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.590 and weighted average of 8.4%, a difference of 51.7%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants	Puerto Rican
Minimum	1.6%	1.8%
Maximum	10.5%	39.3%
Range	8.9%	37.5%
Mean	5.3%	10.2%
Median	5.4%	8.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.8%	6.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.0%	11.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	5.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.2%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.2%	6.3%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment

Demographics Similar to Immigrants by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants are Cree (5.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Western Asia (5.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Moroccan (5.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Tlingit-Haida (5.6%, a difference of 0.35%), and Immigrants from Cambodia (5.5%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Comanche	4.9 /100 \| #232	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Syria	4.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic 5.5%
Panamanians	4.7 /100 \| #234	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Panama	3.4 /100 \| #235	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	3.3 /100 \| #236	Tragic 5.5%
Moroccans	3.2 /100 \| #237	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	2.8 /100 \| #238	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	2.6 /100 \| #239	Tragic 5.5%
Cree	2.6 /100 \| #240	Tragic 5.6%
Tlingit-Haida	2.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 5.6%
Spanish Americans	2.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 5.6%
Marshallese	1.3 /100 \| #243	Tragic 5.6%
Dutch West Indians	1.2 /100 \| #244	Tragic 5.6%
French American Indians	1.2 /100 \| #245	Tragic 5.6%
Bermudans	1.1 /100 \| #246	Tragic 5.6%

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Navajo (8.4%, a difference of 0.79%), Pima (8.2%, a difference of 2.4%), Cheyenne (8.0%, a difference of 5.2%), Tohono O'odham (8.9%, a difference of 5.4%), and Hopi (8.9%, a difference of 5.9%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 7.4%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 7.4%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 7.7%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 7.7%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 8.0%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 8.2%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 8.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 8.4%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 8.9%
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 8.9%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 9.1%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 9.8%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 10.1%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 11.1%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 13.6%