Somali vs Immigrants from Syria 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 173,974,388 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Syria and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.064 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 3.5%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from Syria
Minimum	1.1%	1.3%
Maximum	18.7%	10.6%
Range	17.6%	9.3%
Mean	5.6%	5.4%
Median	5.3%	5.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.8%	4.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.0%	5.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	1.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	1.7%

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 Syria by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Syria are Panamanian (5.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Africa (5.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Comanche (5.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Hawaiian (5.5%, a difference of 0.18%), and Ottawa (5.5%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Samoans	7.1 /100 \| #226	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	7.0 /100 \| #227	Tragic 5.5%
Guamanians/Chamorros	6.3 /100 \| #228	Tragic 5.5%
Hawaiians	5.4 /100 \| #229	Tragic 5.5%
Ottawa	5.4 /100 \| #230	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Africa	4.9 /100 \| #231	Tragic 5.5%
Comanche	4.9 /100 \| #232	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Syria	4.8 /100 \| #233	Tragic 5.5%
Panamanians	4.7 /100 \| #234	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Panama	3.4 /100 \| #235	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	3.3 /100 \| #236	Tragic 5.5%
Moroccans	3.2 /100 \| #237	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	2.8 /100 \| #238	Tragic 5.5%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	2.6 /100 \| #239	Tragic 5.5%
Cree	2.6 /100 \| #240	Tragic 5.6%