Jamaican vs Immigrants from Caribbean Unemployment Among Ages 20 to 24 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 359,144,305 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.279 and weighted average of 12.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 433,559,576 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Caribbean and unemployment rate among population between the ages 20 and 24 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.401 and weighted average of 11.8%, a difference of 6.2%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 20 to 24 years, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (12.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Tohono O'odham (12.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Bermudan (12.5%, a difference of 0.89%), Immigrants from Haiti (12.4%, a difference of 1.3%), and Chippewa (12.3%, a difference of 2.2%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Caribbean are Central American Indian (11.9%, a difference of 0.69%), Immigrants from Senegal (11.9%, a difference of 0.77%), Immigrants from Ghana (11.9%, a difference of 1.0%), Immigrants from Belize (12.0%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Armenia (12.0%, a difference of 1.2%).