The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update

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CBO estimates that the federal budget deficit for 2010 will exceed $1.3 trillion—$71 billion below last year's total and $27 billion lower than the amount that CBO projected in March 2010.

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Risk of a Fiscal Crisis

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CBO evaluates the effects of estimated future deficits and growing federal debt on U.S. economic growth, the flexibility of future fiscal policy, and the risk of a sudden fiscal crisis.

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Immigrants in the Labor Market

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CBO's updated report on the role of immigrants in the U.S. labor market focuses on the skills that the foreign-born bring to the market, their education, the types of jobs they hold, and their earnings.

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