Sierra Leonean vs Black/African American Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 82,596,645 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.345 and weighted average of 19.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,068,694 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.756 and weighted average of 21.4%, a difference of 8.5%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Sioux (19.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Dutch West Indian (19.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Ghanaian (19.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Bahamian (19.8%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Ghana (19.8%, a difference of 0.37%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Bangladesh (21.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Native/Alaskan (21.5%, a difference of 0.54%), U.S. Virgin Islander (21.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Vietnamese (21.5%, a difference of 0.60%), and Belizean (21.6%, a difference of 0.82%).