The Work Number® by Equifax is the industry-leading automated income and employment verification platform, helping businesses make faster, smarter decisions with real-time, reliable data.
About The Work Number®
The Work Number®, a solution from Equifax, is the nation’s largest centralized commercial database of income and employment information. It enables employers, lenders, government agencies, and other credentialed verifiers to instantly access verified data—streamlining decision-making across industries like lending, tenant screening, public assistance, and HR.
By automating what was traditionally a manual and time-consuming process, The Work Number reduces friction in the verification process while increasing accuracy, compliance, and speed. With over 618 million current and historical records contributed by more than 2.5 million employers, it offers unmatched scale and reliability for income and employment verifications.
Whether it's supporting credit underwriting, verifying employment for mortgage lending, or determining eligibility for benefits, The Work Number provides a secure, efficient way to access critical employment data at the moment it’s needed.
Summary of The Work Number®'s Product and Services:
Owned and operated by Equifax
Largest commercial database of income and employment records in the U.S.
618M+ records from 2.5M+ employers (public and private)
Automates employment and income verifications for lenders, landlords, government agencies, and employers
Supports use cases including:
Mortgage and auto lending
Tenant screening
Government benefit determinations
HR onboarding and compliance
Reduces risk of fraud and manual error
Enables faster, more compliant decision-making through secure data access
For more information, please visit: theworknumber.com
Contact @ The Work Number®
Bennett Krieger, Director of FinTech Lending | Email: bennett.krieger@equifax.com
