task-classifier-mini-improved2 (Legacy)

[!NOTE]
A newer, improved model is available!
We highly recommend using loyoladatamining/task-classifier-mini-v3 instead of this model.

Model Description

This is a legacy BERT-based model fine-tuned for the binary classification of task statements (identifying whether a text represents a task to be done on the job). It was built on top of prajjwal1/bert-tiny.

Why Upgrade?

When evaluated on the loyoladatamining/usajobs_validation dataset, the newer version of the model demonstrates higher performance:

Citation

If you do make use of this version, please consider citing:

@article{meisenbacher2025extracting,
  title={Extracting O* NET Features from the NLx Corpus to Build Public Use Aggregate Labor Market Data},
  author={Meisenbacher, Stephen and Nestorov, Svetlozar and Norlander, Peter},
  year={2025}
}