Pennsylvania German vs French Canadian Unemployment Among Ages 65 to 74 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 205,280,371 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.523 and weighted average of 5.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 412,409,356 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of French Canadians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 65 and 74 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.251 and weighted average of 5.6%, a difference of 2.6%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Houma (5.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Latin America (5.8%, a difference of 0.36%), Barbadian (5.8%, a difference of 0.37%), Ecuadorian (5.8%, a difference of 0.38%), and Black/African American (5.8%, a difference of 0.46%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 65 to 74 years, the demographic groups most similar to French Canadians are Guyanese (5.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Jamaican (5.6%, a difference of 0.040%), Hawaiian (5.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Pueblo (5.6%, a difference of 0.080%), and Immigrants from Jamaica (5.6%, a difference of 0.090%).