Jamaican vs Immigrants from Brazil Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 350,975,671 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.172 and weighted average of 21.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 327,752,202 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Brazil and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.140 and weighted average of 17.0%, a difference of 27.8%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Alaska Native (21.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Houma (21.6%, a difference of 0.41%), Belizean (21.6%, a difference of 0.67%), Vietnamese (21.5%, a difference of 0.89%), and Native/Alaskan (21.5%, a difference of 0.95%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Brazil are Malaysian (17.0%, a difference of 0.0%), Iranian (17.0%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Bulgaria (17.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Estonian (17.0%, a difference of 0.030%), and Immigrants from Netherlands (17.0%, a difference of 0.060%).