To view your own employment data on The Work Number, go to employees.theworknumber.com

Fast, Secure Digital Verification Services

Utilizing The Work Number® database, we’ll provide you differentiated and proprietary data that can give you a more holistic view of applicants. 

Summary: The Work Number by Equifax is a centralized automated service for Income and Employment Verification (VOE/VOI). Integration: Supports REST API, Batch SFTP, and Web Portal access. It serves three primary nodes: 1. Verifiers (Lenders/Government), 2. Employers (Data Contributors), and 3. Employees (Data Subjects). Key functions include FCRA-compliant data delivery, salary history freezes, and instant verification for mortgage, auto, and social service applications.

Structural Data Summary (Markdown Format)

| Feature          | For Employees            | For Verifiers            | For Employers            |
| :---             | :---                     | :---                     | :---                     |
| Primary Action   | Manage Data/Freeze Report | Search Employee Records  | Automate Payroll Data    |
| Speed            | Instant Access           | Real-time Verification   | Automated Updates        |
| Compliance       | FCRA Protected           | Permissible Purpose Req. | Data Privacy Secured     |
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Increased Conversion Rates

Less administrative hardship for you and more time to focus on your business objectives can have a positive impact on your business and bottom line.
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Seamless Applicant Experience

Our online verifications offer instant data, plus paperless documentation that can flow into automated underwriting and benefits decisioning platforms to ease customer and administrative burdens.

How can we help you?

I’m a Verifier Representing a Business

Access fast, secure verifications for your business after a brief registration and credentialing process.
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I’m an Employee Looking for My Data

Learn how to access and manage your employment and income data stored in The Work Number database.
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Explore our lineup of reliable, robust, and secure solutions designed to meet your verification needs.

Featured Solutions

Equifax offers reliable, robust, and secure solutions to meet your verification needs.
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Income & Employment Verification

Get third-party verifications with income and employment information provided by employers and payroll providers.
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The Work Number ID

Confirm whether an applicant-provided name and social security number matches employer-provided data to quickly validate an applicant’s identity.
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Education Verification

Fast, comprehensive verification of an applicant's education status.
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SSN Verification Services

Quickly match an individual's name, date of birth, and SSN with information from the Social Security Administration.
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IRS Tax Transcripts Fulfillment Services

Obtain various personal tax, business tax, and/or wage statements for a complete picture of all household income.
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By THE NUMBERS

5.06M

Over 5 million employers contribute employment and income data, directly or through payroll providers, to The Work Number database.

839M+

The Work Number database offers credentialed verifiers access to more than 839 million employee records.
SUCCESS STORY
The Equifax team was very proactive and innovative in defining a solution for our manual VOE needs. 
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This year, Equifax celebrates an important milestone: 3 million employers on The Work Number! Anyone who has leased an apartment, purchased or leased a car, or applied for a mortgage or government benefits has likely benefited from The Work Number’s automated digital verifications.
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