Black/African American vs West Indian 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 246,291,481 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of West Indians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.124 and weighted average of 22.4%, a difference of 4.8%.

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%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Barbadian (22.5%, a difference of 0.14%), Yakama (22.5%, a difference of 0.36%), Cheyenne (22.3%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Armenia (22.6%, a difference of 0.81%), and Immigrants from West Indies (22.2%, a difference of 0.92%).