Immigrants from Eastern Asia vs Immigrants from Western Africa Unemployment Among Ages 55 to 59 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 449,925,486 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Asia and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.180 and weighted average of 4.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 337,124,279 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.407 and weighted average of 5.1%, a difference of 5.9%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Asia are Immigrants from Morocco (4.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Peruvian (4.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Osage (4.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Iroquois (4.9%, a difference of 0.070%), and Immigrants from Czechoslovakia (4.8%, a difference of 0.090%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Immigrants from West Indies (5.1%, a difference of 0.10%), African (5.1%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from El Salvador (5.1%, a difference of 0.17%), Salvadoran (5.1%, a difference of 0.19%), and Central American (5.1%, a difference of 0.21%).