Black/African American vs Immigrants from Nigeria Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,068,694 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.756 and weighted average of 21.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 275,738,404 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.196 and weighted average of 18.9%, a difference of 13.4%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (21.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Native/Alaskan (21.5%, a difference of 0.54%), U.S. Virgin Islander (21.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Vietnamese (21.5%, a difference of 0.60%), and Belizean (21.6%, a difference of 0.82%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Immigrants from Mexico (18.9%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Central America (18.9%, a difference of 0.22%), Mexican American Indian (18.8%, a difference of 0.26%), Nigerian (18.9%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Cameroon (18.8%, a difference of 0.33%).