Jamaican vs Okinawan 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 72,749,515 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Okinawans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.310 and weighted average of 16.6%, a difference of 30.5%.

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 Okinawans are Immigrants from Japan (16.6%, a difference of 0.030%), Northern European (16.6%, a difference of 0.13%), Slavic (16.7%, a difference of 0.17%), Chickasaw (16.7%, a difference of 0.17%), and Scotch-Irish (16.6%, a difference of 0.20%).