Why Choose The Work Number First

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Help Increase Speed to Hire

In today’s competitive hiring landscape, employers need more ways to acquire and retain top quality talent for more than 77 million jobs annually, and quickly.

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Save Time by Limiting Steps

With The Work Number, our premium verification service, background screeners and employers are more likely to find the information they need, often the first time, without spending time or money searching for additional records.

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Better Business Results

The Work Number provides an average of 5.4 records per candidate* - providing a richer, more holistic employment history so employers can make better evidence-based decisions, help reduce risk, get people to work faster and help grow their business.

Get More When You Choose The Work Number.

    • 641M+ The Work Number database offers credentialed verifiers access to more than 641 million records for verifications of employment and income.
    • 2.9M+ Active income and employment records from over 2.9 million employers across a variety of industries. 
    • 45% higher 1-year retention rate An Equifax study showed that companies that verified employment history with The Work Number in their hiring process saw on average a 45% higher 1-year retention rate than those that didn’t.*