Ghanaian vs Jamaican Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 186,967,780 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Ghanaians and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.046 and weighted average of 19.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 350,975,671 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.172 and weighted average of 21.7%, a difference of 9.9%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Ghanaians are Bahamian (19.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Sierra Leonean (19.7%, a difference of 0.18%), Sioux (19.7%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Ghana (19.8%, a difference of 0.19%), and Dutch West Indian (19.7%, a difference of 0.24%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Alaska Native (21.8%, a difference of 0.16%), Houma (21.6%, a difference of 0.41%), Belizean (21.6%, a difference of 0.67%), Vietnamese (21.5%, a difference of 0.89%), and Native/Alaskan (21.5%, a difference of 0.95%).