Jamaican vs U.S. Virgin Islander Unemployment Among Ages 60 to 64 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 336,299,652 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 60 and 64 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.162 and weighted average of 5.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 85,222,244 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and unemployment rate among population between the ages 60 and 64 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.389 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 2.5%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 60 to 64 years, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Armenian (5.3%, a difference of 0.12%), Black/African American (5.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Israel (5.3%, a difference of 0.26%), Osage (5.4%, a difference of 0.58%), and Immigrants from Central America (5.4%, a difference of 0.62%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are British West Indian (5.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from West Indies (5.5%, a difference of 0.19%), Belizean (5.5%, a difference of 0.89%), Soviet Union (5.4%, a difference of 0.94%), and Spanish American Indian (5.4%, a difference of 0.95%).