Somali vs Immigrants from Sierra Leone Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,308,248 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.701 and weighted average of 5.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,634,526 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.178 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 10.0%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from Sierra Leone
Minimum	1.1%	1.5%
Maximum	18.7%	17.8%
Range	17.6%	16.3%
Mean	5.6%	6.1%
Median	5.3%	5.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.8%	4.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.0%	6.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	1.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	2.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	2.8%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment

Demographics Similar to Somalis by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are South American (5.3%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Somalia (5.3%, a difference of 0.010%), Arab (5.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Belarus (5.3%, a difference of 0.11%), and Alsatian (5.3%, a difference of 0.20%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	39.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Thailand	38.9 /100 \| #185	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Uganda	37.8 /100 \| #186	Fair 5.3%
Costa Ricans	37.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 5.3%
Alsatians	37.0 /100 \| #188	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Belarus	35.6 /100 \| #189	Fair 5.3%
Arabs	35.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 5.3%
Somalis	34.0 /100 \| #191	Fair 5.3%
South Americans	33.9 /100 \| #192	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Somalia	33.8 /100 \| #193	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Laos	30.9 /100 \| #194	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	30.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 5.3%
Peruvians	29.9 /100 \| #196	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	29.8 /100 \| #197	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Israel	28.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 5.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Immigrants from El Salvador (5.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Nigeria (5.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Blackfeet (5.8%, a difference of 0.090%), Mexican American Indian (5.8%, a difference of 0.11%), and Mexican (5.9%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #261	Tragic 5.8%
Sierra Leoneans	0.1 /100 \| #262	Tragic 5.8%
Salvadorans	0.1 /100 \| #263	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.1 /100 \| #264	Tragic 5.8%
Nigerians	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 5.8%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	0.1 /100 \| #267	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 5.8%
Blackfeet	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 5.8%
Mexicans	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 5.9%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #272	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Fiji	0.0 /100 \| #273	Tragic 5.9%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #274	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #275	Tragic 5.9%