Jamaican vs Guyanese Unemployment Among Ages 35 to 44 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 361,058,465 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 35 and 44 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.203 and weighted average of 5.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 175,131,214 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Guyanese and unemployment rate among population between the ages 35 and 44 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.162 and weighted average of 5.9%, a difference of 6.4%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 35 to 44 years, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Dutch West Indian (5.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Haiti (5.5%, a difference of 0.26%), Central American Indian (5.6%, a difference of 0.49%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (5.6%, a difference of 0.50%), and Ottawa (5.6%, a difference of 0.72%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Guyanese are Immigrants from Barbados (5.8%, a difference of 1.7%), Immigrants from the Azores (5.8%, a difference of 1.9%), Immigrants from Belize (5.8%, a difference of 2.2%), Barbadian (5.7%, a difference of 2.8%), and Belizean (5.7%, a difference of 4.0%).