Puerto Rican vs British West Indian 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 151,673,143 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 35 and 44 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.117 and weighted average of 6.0%, a difference of 27.7%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 35 to 44 years, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are 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%), Paiute (6.9%, a difference of 11.0%), and Shoshone (6.6%, a difference of 15.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are Immigrants from Dominica (6.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Black/African American (6.1%, a difference of 2.2%), Tsimshian (6.2%, a difference of 3.0%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (6.2%, a difference of 3.2%), and Colville (6.2%, a difference of 3.7%).