Jamaican vs Puerto Rican Unemployment Among Ages 20 to 24 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 359,144,305 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.279 and weighted average of 12.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 498,686,808 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.656 and weighted average of 16.7%, a difference of 32.5%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (12.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Tohono O'odham (12.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Vietnamese (12.6%, a difference of 0.44%), Houma (12.6%, a difference of 0.59%), and Bermudan (12.5%, a difference of 0.89%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Navajo (16.1%, a difference of 3.2%), Yuman (15.8%, a difference of 5.1%), Tsimshian (18.0%, a difference of 8.0%), Immigrants from Yemen (14.9%, a difference of 11.9%), and Crow (18.7%, a difference of 12.5%).