E-Verify Facts and Stats - Archive

E-Verify Facts and Stats Archive contains useful program information to enhance your knowledge and awareness of the E-Verify Program.

How E-Verify works

The process starts when an employer submits information from an employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) through E-Verify. E-Verify compares that information to electronic records maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security to confirm if the employee is authorized to work in the United States. That process typically takes just a few seconds. Current statistics show that 97 percent of employees run through E-Verify are found to be work eligible.

The use of E-Verify is growing rapidly

• More than 165,000 employers are currently enrolled in E-Verify
• More than 1000 new employers enroll every week
• In federal fiscal year (FY) 2009, more than 8.5 million records searches were run using E-Verify—an increase of 28 percent over FY2008

A presidential executive order and subsequent Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule now require federal contractors to use E-Verify

As of September 8, 2009, employers with federal contracts or subcontracts that contain the FAR E-Verify clause are required to use E-Verify to determine the employment eligibility of:

• Employees performing direct, substantial work under those federal contracts
• New hires organization wide—regardless of whether they are working on a federal contract 

Certain federal subcontractors are now required to use E-Verify

Subcontractors operating under a prime contract that contains the FAR E-Verify clause are required to use E-Verify if their contract is for services or construction with a value that exceeds $3000.

How E-Verify protects employee information

E-Verify requires that employers protect employees’ privacy and safeguard their personal information by:

• Only allowing authorized users to use E-Verify
• Securing passwords used to access E-Verify
• Protecting and storing information in a safe, secure location that only authorized individuals can access