Public Use Data

Data and Documentation

Data files and documentation produced for DOL funded evaluations are available for researchers to use for their own analysis. Explore available files below and visit the Resources page for information about designing, conducting, and reporting research. Questions? Contact the Chief Evaluation Office.

Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical Project

January 2022

Codebooks and data documentation from the Career Pathways Descriptive and Analytical project.

*This project includes codebooks as well as data documentation. For research inquiries about accessing datasets associated with this project, please contact us at ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov.

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Career Pathways Meta-Analysis

Codebooks

CP Meta-Analysis Public Use Dataset Documentation (.pdf)
CP Meta-Analysis Coding Protocol (.pdf)

Datasets*

CP Meta-Analysis Public Dataset (.dta)
CP Meta-Analysis Public Dataset (.xlsx)

Career Trajectories and Occupational Transitions Study

Trajectories Data

Codebooks

Trajectories (3 Years) Codebook (.xlsx)
Trajectories (5 Years) Codebook (.xlsx)
Trajectories (10 Years) Codebook (.xlsx)
Dashboard cluster Codebook (.xlsx)
Dashboard trajectories Codebook (.xlsx)

CSV Datasets*

Trajectories (3 years) dataset (.csv)
Trajectories (5 years) dataset (.csv)
Trajectories (10 years) dataset (.csv)
Dashboard cluster dataset (.csv)
Dashboard trajectories dataset (.csv)

Stata Datasets*

Trajectories (3 years) dataset (.dta)
Trajectories (5 years) dataset (.dta)
Trajectories (10 years) dataset (.dta)
Dashboard cluster dataset (.dta)
Dashboard trajectories dataset (.dta)

Transitions Data

Codebooks

CPS-SIPP Codebook (.xlsx)
Emsi Codebook (.xlsx)
Data Dashboard transitions codebook (.xlsx)

CSV Datasets*

CPS-SIPP dataset (.csv)
Emsi dataset (.csv)
Dashboard transitions dataset (.csv)

Stata Datasets*

CPS-SIPP dataset (.dta)
Emsi dataset (.dta)
Dashboard transitions dataset (.dta)

2018 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Surveys

January 2018

Survey data files from the 2018 employee and worksite FMLA surveys

Files

Public Use File Documentation Guide
Employee SAS data set (.sas7bdat)
Employee SAS formats (.sas7cdat)
Employee Stata data set (.dta)
Employee Codebook (.xlsx)
Employee Codebook (.pdf)
Employee SAS read in program to assign formats (.sas)
Employee SAS sample code (.sas)
Employee Stata sample code (.do)

Worksite SAS data set (.sas7bdat)
Worksite SAS formats (.sas7cdat)
Worksite Stata data set (.dta)
Worksite Codebook (.xlsx)
Worksite Codebook (.pdf)
Worksite SAS read in program to assign formats (.sas)
Worksite SAS sample code (.sas)
Worksite Stata sample code (.do)

2012 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Surveys

September 2012

Survey data files: Employee and Worksite Surveys

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2000 and 1995 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Surveys

November 2013

Survey data files, survey reports, and methodology reports from the 2000 and 1995 employee and worksite FMLA surveys.

2000 Files

Documentation – FMLA 2000 Survey Data Files (.docx)
FMLA 2000 Surveys Report (.pdf)
FMLA 2000 Methodology Report (.pdf)
FMLA 2000 Employee Codebook (.doc)
FMLA 2000 Data File - Employee (.sas7bdat)
FMLA 2000 Establishment Codebook (.doc)
FMLA 2000 Data File - Establishment (.sas7bdat)

1995 Files

Documentation – FMLA 1995 Survey Data Files (.docx)
FMLA 1995 Surveys Report (.pdf)
Documentation – FMLA 1995 Employee Recodes (.doc)
Documentation – FMLA 1995 Employer Recodes (.doc)
FMLA 1995 Data File - FMLAMICH (.sas7bdat)
FMLA 1995 Data File - Formats (.sas7bcat)
FMLA 1995 Data File - Michform (.sas7bdat)
FMLA 1995 Data File - Roster (.sas7bdat)
FMLA 1995 Data File - Westpub (.sas7bdat)

Young Parents Demonstration (YPD) Evaluation

June 2019

Survey data files: Participant Tracking System (PTS) and participant 18 month Follow-up Survey

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Worker Classification Knowledge Survey

November 2016

Survey data files: 2014-2015 telephone interviews with 8,503 adult workers across the U.S.

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Documentation
Data File (.sas7bcat)

Evaluation of the ARRA COBRA Subsidy: Final Report

April 2015

Survey data files: COBRA Subsidy Survey

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Unmeasured Effects? Assessing the Impact of Full-day Kindergarten on Maternal Employment

January 2016

Administrative data: Indiana Department of Education data and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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Early Effects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act on Labor Market Outcomes

January 2015

Survey data files: Current Population Survey Basic Monthly data

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Documentation
Data File (.dta)

Effects of Relaxing the Job Search Requirement on Job Match Quality

January 2015

Administrative data: 1986–87 Washington Alternative Work Search experiment (merged with nine years of follow-up administrative wage records)

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Documentation
Data File (.dta)

Effects of Unionization on Worker and Workplace Safety

January 2015

Administrative data: OSHA enforcement data and NLRB election records

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Data File (.dta)

Addressing Return-to-Work Issues in the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) with Administrative Data

April 2013

Administrative data: Outcomes for FECA Cases after 1 year (January 2005 - December 2010) and 3 years (January 2005 - December 2008).

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How Are Women Served by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs?

December 2012

Administrative data: 2007 exits and 2009 exits from the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs.

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Using Administrative Data to Address Federal Contractor Violations of Equal Employment Opportunity Laws

July 2013

Administrative data file: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Information System (OFIS) records for reviews closed during FY2003 through FY 2012. See data documentation for additional sources.

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Documentation
Data File (Stata)

Workers' Rights - Access, Assertion, and Knowledge. Survey of Public Opinion of the U.S. Working Population on Worker Rights

November 2013

Survey data file.

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