Scotch-Irish vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 470,743,617 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.632 and weighted average of 4.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,654,676 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.558 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 19.1%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Finnish (4.6%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Iraq (4.6%, a difference of 0.080%), Croatian (4.6%, a difference of 0.10%), and Sri Lankan (4.6%, a difference of 0.14%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Portugal (5.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (5.5%, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Belize (5.5%, a difference of 0.51%), Marshallese (5.5%, a difference of 0.52%), and Sierra Leonean (5.5%, a difference of 0.53%).