Employment Verification/TALX

For fast, secure, anytime-anywhere proof of employment or income via the web or phone, we bring you...The Work Number. The Work Number service is used when you apply for a loan, need a reference check, lease an apartment, or for any other instance where proof of employment or income is needed. You benefit from having control of the process – by authorizing others access to your information. The Work Number also gives you the ability to see who has requested your information.

The Work Number Client Service Center

Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-8 p.m. (CST)
1-800-966-7566 (Voice)
1-800-424-0253 (TTF-Deaf)



Are you...

Applying for employment? You'll need proof of employment.

The Work Number Access Options:
theworknumber.com
1-800-367-5690

Give the person seeking your proof of employment the following information:

  1. UD Employer Code: 14023
  2. Your SSN

Buying a home or a car? Applying for a loan? Leasing an apartment?
You'll need proof of employment plus income...

  1. Obtain Salary Key:
    Go to theworknumber.com/employees and enter the following:

    • UD Employer Code: 14023
    • Your SSN
    • Your PIN

    OR call 1-800-367-2884
  2. Give to the person who is seeking proof of your employment & income:

    • The Work Number Access Options:
      theworknumber.com
      1-800-367-5690

    • UD Employer Code: 14023
    • Your SSN
    • Your Salary Key

Contact the University Payroll office if you are trying to verify any of the following:

TANF, Food Stamps, Public Housing, Medicaid, Child Support, WIC, Welfare to Work/Job Corp Programs, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)