Spanish vs Scotch-Irish Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 388,932,009 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.615 and weighted average of 5.0%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 7.4%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish are Immigrants from Ireland (5.0%, a difference of 0.070%), Subsaharan African (5.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Costa Rican (5.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from China (5.0%, a difference of 0.20%), and Immigrants from Iran (5.0%, a difference of 0.33%).

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%).