Immigrants from South America vs Scotch-Irish Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 440,720,372 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.192 and weighted average of 4.9%. 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 5.6%.

Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	0.40%	4.0%
Maximum	12.4%	100.0%
Range	12.0%	96.0%
Mean	4.7%	21.6%
Median	4.7%	9.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.8%	5.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.7%	26.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.9%	21.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.9%	26.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.9%	26.3%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Basque (4.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Russia (4.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Lumbee (4.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Guamanian/Chamorro (4.9%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Philippines (4.9%, a difference of 0.17%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years
Spaniards	27.2 /100 \| #194	Fair 4.9%
Estonians	27.2 /100 \| #195	Fair 4.9%
Eastern Europeans	26.7 /100 \| #196	Fair 4.9%
Macedonians	26.4 /100 \| #197	Fair 4.9%
Immigrants \| Philippines	26.1 /100 \| #198	Fair 4.9%
Immigrants \| Russia	23.7 /100 \| #199	Fair 4.9%
Basques	23.3 /100 \| #200	Fair 4.9%
Immigrants \| South America	23.1 /100 \| #201	Fair 4.9%
Lumbee	22.5 /100 \| #202	Fair 4.9%
Guamanians/Chamorros	20.8 /100 \| #203	Fair 4.9%
Immigrants \| Latvia	18.5 /100 \| #204	Poor 4.9%
Haitians	18.1 /100 \| #205	Poor 4.9%
Immigrants \| Belarus	14.1 /100 \| #206	Poor 4.9%
Immigrants \| Australia	14.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 4.9%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	14.0 /100 \| #208	Poor 4.9%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years
Filipinos	98.8 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 4.6%
Immigrants \| Jordan	98.7 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 4.6%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	98.7 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 4.6%
Bhutanese	98.6 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 4.6%
Croatians	98.5 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 4.6%
Immigrants \| Iraq	98.5 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 4.6%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	98.3 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 4.6%
Scotch-Irish	98.3 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 4.6%
Finns	98.2 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 4.6%
Sri Lankans	98.1 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 4.6%
Cambodians	98.0 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 4.6%
Taiwanese	97.9 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 4.6%
Latvians	97.8 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 4.6%
Lebanese	97.5 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 4.6%
Malaysians	96.9 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 4.7%