Puerto Rican vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 30 to 34 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 479,130,196 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 30 and 34 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.492 and weighted average of 8.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 499,385,483 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 30 and 34 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.779 and weighted average of 7.2%, a difference of 23.6%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 30 to 34 years, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Colville (9.0%, a difference of 1.9%), Alaska Native (8.5%, a difference of 4.5%), Pueblo (8.3%, a difference of 7.3%), Native/Alaskan (8.2%, a difference of 7.8%), and Sioux (8.0%, a difference of 10.6%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Guyanese (7.2%, a difference of 0.060%), Cape Verdean (7.2%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (7.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Houma (7.2%, a difference of 0.37%), and Immigrants from Guyana (7.2%, a difference of 0.38%).