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Employment & Income Verification Service

Human Resources has partnered with Equifax Workforce Solutions using “The Work Number” to provide automated employment and income verification. The Work Number simplifies the verification process through an online system available to verifiers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  • The Work Number is the leading provider of employment and income verifications and it is used by lenders, property managers, pre-employment screeners, social service agencies and others who need to verify someone's employment status and income.
  • The Work Number system is available to verifiers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Please see below for additional information.

How Does this Service Work?

To obtain proof of employment and/or income via The Work Number, please direct all verifiers to www.theworknumber.com; proof of employment and/or income can be verified 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  • Loyola University Chicago’s employer code is 18086

The verifier will need:

  • The employee’s social security number
  • A permissible purpose for accessing the information, as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Direct employee consent
  • Credentialed access to use The Work Number 

Additional Details

  • There are four types of verifications that The Work Number provides: 1) Employment only, 2) Employment & Income, 3) Immigration, and 4) Social Services/Child Services.
  • If an employee would like to verify their own employment, are they able to do this without being charged? An Employee can print out an Employee Data Report (EDR), which is no cost - but cannot be used as an official verification (i.e., mortgage).
  • Employees can log in to The Work Number to review their own record / data. Visit The Work Number website at: www.theworknumber.com.

Contact The Work Number

The Work Number is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week fully automated service:

  • Please direct the verifier to www.theworknumber.com where proof of employment and/or income can be verified
  • The verifier will need:
    • the Loyola University Chicago employer code, which is 18086
    • the employee's Social Security Number
    • a permissible purpose for accessing the information, as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act
    • direct employee consent
    • credentialed access to use The Work Number

Resources

  • A demo of The Work Number from both a verifier’s and employee’s perspective can be viewed online
  • General FAQ’s about The Work Number can be found online

Revision History

Revised:10/5/20, effective 1/1/12