The US Department of Labor (DOL) used the JTPA Standardized Program Information Report (SPIR) compiled by Social Policy Research Associates to obtain information about individuals participating in programs under Title II-A, Section 204(d), Title II-C, and Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act. The JTPA provided job training services and vocational education programs for the economically disadvantaged, dislocated workers, and other individuals likely to face employment barriers.

The individuals covered by the PY 94 SPIR are those who terminated participation during program year 1993 (July 1, 1993 through June 30, 1994). The SPIR data are divided into separate files for Title II-A, Section 204(d), Title II-C, and Title III participants. The data for each terminating individual include date of birth, gender, race/ethnicity, disability status, program participation, welfare receipt, education status, reading and math skills, labor force status, type and extent of training received, receipt of supportive services, attainment of skills, employment outcomes, and follow-up information.

The follow-up information comes from a telephone survey conducted 13 weeks after completion of the program for the Title II-A, Section 204(d), and Title III participants. Each of the four individual level SPIR files contains 144 variables, and the number of observations varies from 17,074 to 226,011.

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