The following table shows U.S. employment figures for 2014, broken down by educational attainment. All numbers are in millions, and represent civilians aged 25 years and over. Those classed as "not in labor force" were not employed nor actively seeking employment.
Employed	Unemployed	Not in Labor Force	Total
Less Than High
School Diploma	9.9	1.0	13.2	24.1
High School
Diploma Only	33.9	2.2	25.9	62.0
Some College or
Associate's Degree	35.3	2.0	18.4	55.7
Bachelor's Degree
or Higher	48.8	1.6	16.9	67.3
Total	127.9	6.8	74.4	209.1
Find the probability that a person who had not completed a bachelor's degree or higher was unemployed. Round your answer to two decimal places.

We need to calculate the probability that a person who had not completed a bachelor's degree or higher was unemployed.

### Step 1: Total people without a bachelor's degree or higher
This includes those who have:
1. Less than a high school diploma
2. High school diploma only
3. Some college or associate's degree

The total number of people in these categories can be found by summing the "Total" column for the three groups:

\[
24.1 + 62.0 + 55.7 = 141.8 \text{ million people}
\]

### Step 2: Total unemployed without a bachelor's degree or higher
Next, we sum the unemployed numbers for these same three categories:

\[
1.0 + 2.2 + 2.0 = 5.2 \text{ million unemployed people}
\]

### Step 3: Probability of being unemployed
The probability of a person being unemployed given that they do not have a bachelor's degree or higher is the ratio of unemployed people to the total population in that group:

\[
P(\text{Unemployed | No Bachelor's}) = \frac{5.2}{141.8}
\]

Now, we can calculate this:

\[
P(\text{Unemployed | No Bachelor's}) = \frac{5.2}{141.8} \approx 0.0367
\]

### Step 4: Round the answer
Rounding to two decimal places, the probability is:

\[
\boxed{0.04}
\]

This means that there is approximately a 4% chance that a person without a bachelor's degree or higher was unemployed.

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Would you like more details or have any questions? Here are 5 questions for deeper exploration:
1. What is the probability of being unemployed if someone has a bachelor's degree or higher?
2. How do unemployment rates compare across different educational levels?
3. What is the overall unemployment rate in the U.S. based on this table?
4. How can we calculate the labor force participation rate for each group?
5. What is the probability that a randomly selected individual from this population is employed?

**Tip:** Always break down complex probability problems by categorizing the data, which helps ensure you’re focusing on the right group.

Find the probability that a person who had not completed a bachelor's degree or higher was unemployed. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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