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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2005 that there were 53.23 million people over age 25 who had at least a bachelor's degree, 40.59 million of whom were employed and .98 million of whom were unemployed. What were the labor-force participation rate and the unemployment rate for this group?

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