The material in file LABOR.ZIP describes use of basic commands in Stata. The zip-archive contains: - and principal do-file - <*.dta> five accompanying data files (Czech district level unemployment / vacancies data for the first four months of 1998) - output log file created also when "do1.do" is run - methodological notes STEP 2] Extract labor.zip to a directory like "D:\labor". If you specify other directory, you have to change command .global path1="d:\labor" in the do1.do file properly STEP 2] Get familiar with methodological notes STEP 3] Running "do1.do", step-by-step you will execute commands accompanied by description STEP 4] Go back to individual commands and explore variants of their use