Puerto Rican vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 35 to 44 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 505,130,223 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 35 and 44 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.493 and weighted average of 7.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 531,599,324 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 35 and 44 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.792 and weighted average of 6.1%, a difference of 25.0%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 35 to 44 years, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Houma (7.8%, a difference of 2.7%), Native/Alaskan (7.3%, a difference of 5.2%), Pueblo (7.1%, a difference of 8.3%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (6.9%, a difference of 11.0%), and Paiute (6.9%, a difference of 11.0%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Tsimshian (6.2%, a difference of 0.85%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (6.2%, a difference of 1.0%), Colville (6.2%, a difference of 1.5%), Immigrants from Grenada (6.2%, a difference of 1.7%), and Immigrants from Dominica (6.0%, a difference of 1.8%).