Black/African American vs Immigrants from Sierra Leone Unemployment Among Ages 25 to 29 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 507,749,487 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.786 and weighted average of 8.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 100,822,956 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and unemployment rate among population between the ages 25 and 29 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.462 and weighted average of 7.1%, a difference of 20.7%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Immigrants from Dominican Republic (8.6%, a difference of 0.61%), Immigrants from Armenia (8.5%, a difference of 0.74%), Guyanese (8.5%, a difference of 0.97%), Immigrants from Guyana (8.5%, a difference of 1.2%), and Immigrants from Grenada (8.4%, a difference of 1.3%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 25 to 29 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Native Hawaiian (7.1%, a difference of 0.040%), Potawatomi (7.1%, a difference of 0.070%), Spanish American Indian (7.1%, a difference of 0.26%), Yaqui (7.1%, a difference of 0.39%), and Nonimmigrants (7.1%, a difference of 0.43%).