Jamaican vs British West Indian Unemployment Among Ages 60 to 64 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 336,299,652 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 60 and 64 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.162 and weighted average of 5.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 146,208,505 people shows no correlation between the proportion of British West Indians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 60 and 64 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.046 and weighted average of 5.5%, a difference of 2.5%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 60 to 64 years, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Armenian (5.3%, a difference of 0.12%), Black/African American (5.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Israel (5.3%, a difference of 0.26%), Osage (5.4%, a difference of 0.58%), and Immigrants from Central America (5.4%, a difference of 0.62%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to British West Indians are U.S. Virgin Islander (5.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from West Indies (5.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Belizean (5.5%, a difference of 0.90%), Soviet Union (5.4%, a difference of 0.92%), and Spanish American Indian (5.4%, a difference of 0.93%).