Puerto Rican vs British West Indian Unemployment Among Ages 20 to 24 years

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 151,483,400 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.264 and weighted average of 13.7%, a difference of 21.4%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are Immigrants from Dominican Republic (13.6%, a difference of 0.56%), Dominican (13.8%, a difference of 0.56%), Arapaho (13.8%, a difference of 0.64%), Aleut (13.8%, a difference of 0.91%), and Immigrants from Grenada (13.8%, a difference of 0.98%).