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

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 379,035,016 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.220 and weighted average of 5.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 417,129,427 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 55 and 59 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.691 and weighted average of 4.9%, a difference of 2.5%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Asia are Immigrants from Liberia (5.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Syria (5.0%, a difference of 0.10%), Cherokee (5.0%, a difference of 0.13%), Albanian (5.0%, a difference of 0.18%), and Immigrants from Iran (5.0%, a difference of 0.21%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 55 to 59 years, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Macedonian (4.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Spaniard (4.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Estonian (4.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Philippines (4.9%, a difference of 0.030%), and Immigrants from Russia (4.9%, a difference of 0.16%).