Immigrants from South America vs Puerto Rican Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 453,805,565 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.131 and weighted average of 6.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 485,664,799 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.648 and weighted average of 11.1%, a difference of 65.5%.

Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Puerto Rican
Minimum	1.4%	1.8%
Maximum	27.3%	47.4%
Range	25.9%	45.6%
Mean	7.0%	12.1%
Median	6.5%	9.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	7.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.4%	14.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.8%	7.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.0%	7.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.9%	7.5%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Irish (6.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Argentinean (6.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Iran (6.7%, a difference of 0.090%), Moroccan (6.7%, a difference of 0.19%), and Korean (6.7%, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years
Immigrants \| Africa	41.1 /100 \| #180	Average 6.7%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	41.1 /100 \| #181	Average 6.7%
Czechoslovakians	40.7 /100 \| #182	Average 6.7%
Immigrants \| Scotland	39.6 /100 \| #183	Fair 6.7%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	38.3 /100 \| #184	Fair 6.7%
Moroccans	35.9 /100 \| #185	Fair 6.7%
Immigrants \| Iran	34.4 /100 \| #186	Fair 6.7%
Immigrants \| South America	33.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 6.7%
Irish	32.8 /100 \| #188	Fair 6.7%
Argentineans	32.1 /100 \| #189	Fair 6.7%
Koreans	29.3 /100 \| #190	Fair 6.7%
Chickasaw	28.7 /100 \| #191	Fair 6.7%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	28.6 /100 \| #192	Fair 6.7%
Alsatians	28.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 6.7%
Immigrants \| Greece	28.0 /100 \| #194	Fair 6.7%

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Lumbee (11.2%, a difference of 1.1%), Yuman (11.0%, a difference of 1.1%), Menominee (11.3%, a difference of 1.3%), Alaskan Athabascan (10.8%, a difference of 3.1%), and Sioux (11.7%, a difference of 4.9%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 9.5%
Aleuts	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 9.7%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 9.8%
Alaska Natives	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 10.2%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 10.4%
Alaskan Athabascans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 10.8%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 11.0%
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 11.1%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 11.2%
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 11.3%
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 11.7%
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 11.8%
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 11.8%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 12.1%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 12.2%