Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Western Asia 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 379,035,016 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.220 and weighted average of 5.0%, a difference of 8.0%.

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 Immigrants from Western Asia are Immigrants from Liberia (5.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Syria (5.0%, a difference of 0.10%), Cherokee (5.0%, a difference of 0.13%), Albanian (5.0%, a difference of 0.18%), and Immigrants from Iran (5.0%, a difference of 0.21%).