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Employment Verification

When you apply for items such as apartment leases, car loans, mortgages, and other major loans, any requests for verification of your employment should be directed to:
The Work Number for Everyone
®
This national service is used by many major employers and provides employment verification through a fully automated and web-enabled system.  The system is available 7 days a week 24 hours a day.

What you need to know…

A ‘verifier’ is an organization seeking employment and/or earnings information about you.  A verifier can be a bank, loan or credit institution, background checking company, or even a prospective employer.  Verifiers can obtain the following types of information from The Work Number ®.

What kind of verification do I need?What do I give to my verifier?
Employment Verification
(Salary Key NOT required)
  • Job Title
  • Total time with company
  • City of Fort Worth Company Code: 10738
  • Your Social Security Number
  •  Ways to access the The Work Number
 
Income Verification
(Salary Key REQUIRED)
  • Includes Employment Verification information, Plus
  • Current pay rate
  • Gross earnings for YTD and past two years

To generate a Salary Key:
Visit www.theworknumber.com Leaving City of Fort Worth Web Site 
or dial 1-800-EMP-AUTH (1-800-367-2884)
You may have three Salary Keys outstanding.  If unused, they will expire after six months.
When prompted, enter:

  • City of Fort Worth Company Code: 10738
  • Your Social Security Number
  • Your Pin - which is the last 4 digits of your social security number followed by the month (2 digits) and date (2 digits) of your birth.

A six-digit number will be provided to you over the internetor over the phone.  
This is your one-time use salary key.

If you or your verifier have any questions, please call The Work Number Customer Service Center at 1-800-996-7566, Monday-Friday, 7am-8pm CST