Subsaharan African vs Puerto Rican Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 455,758,057 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Sub-Saharan Africans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.304 and weighted average of 5.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 468,874,037 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.402 and weighted average of 7.0%, a difference of 40.1%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Sub-Saharan Africans are Costa Rican (5.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from China (5.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Ireland (5.0%, a difference of 0.070%), Spanish (5.0%, a difference of 0.14%), and Immigrants from Iran (5.0%, a difference of 0.19%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Yemen (6.9%, a difference of 1.1%), Alaskan Athabascan (7.1%, a difference of 2.5%), Paiute (6.8%, a difference of 3.0%), Navajo (6.7%, a difference of 3.6%), and Colville (6.7%, a difference of 3.7%).