Immigrants from Western Africa vs West Indian Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 345,655,040 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.247 and weighted average of 7.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 247,262,358 people shows no correlation between the proportion of West Indians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.025 and weighted average of 7.9%, a difference of 6.9%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Immigrants from Fiji (7.4%, a difference of 0.070%), Kiowa (7.4%, a difference of 0.090%), Ecuadorian (7.4%, a difference of 0.17%), Paiute (7.4%, a difference of 0.21%), and Nigerian (7.4%, a difference of 0.22%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Central American Indian (7.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Barbadian (7.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Jamaican (7.9%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (7.9%, a difference of 0.22%), and Blackfeet (7.9%, a difference of 0.48%).