diff --git a/datasets/compress.sh b/datasets/compress.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+filenames=( "job_codings_v3.csv" )
+filenames=( ${filenames[@]} "job_metadata.csv" )
+filenames=( ${filenames[@]} $( ls job_similarities_*.csv ) )
+
+echo "${filenames[*]}"
+
+for in_fn in ${filenames[@]}; do
+    out_fn="${in_fn}.tar.xz"
+    if [ -f "${in_fn}" ]; then
+        if [ ! -f "${out_fn}" ]; then
+            echo "Compressing ${in_fn}"
+            tar -cf - "${in_fn}" | xz -9 > "${out_fn}"
+        else
+            echo "Skipping ${out_fn}. File exists."
+        fi
+    fi
+done