Contract with nation’s second largest employer provides catalyst
for added growth at TALX Corporation.

St. Louis (PRWeb) February 28, 2007 -- TALX Corporation, a leading provider of human resource and payroll-related services, today announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has contracted with TALX to provide employment verification services through The Work Number as well as unemployment tax services. The USPS is the second largest employer in the United States. This significant contract will add approximately 800,000 active employees to The Work Number.

Bill Canfield, President and CEO of TALX, adds, "We are absolutely delighted to welcome the USPS to TALX. They are a tremendous addition and we look forward to providing our streamlined, efficient services to this highly recognized US institution so that they in turn, can look for increased efficiency and cost-savings, and a meaningful return on their investment. Of course the USPS will be a great catalyst for our continued growth at TALX in fiscal 2008. We look forward to rolling up our sleeves on USPS’ behalf, and building a terrific working relationship."

The Work Number is America's leading employment and income verification service. The database has, as of December 31, 2006, 142.8 million employment records. A wide variety of mortgage bankers, lenders, Social Services agencies and other verifiers regularly use The Work Number to obtain highly accurate and complete information on applicants. The database is updated through regular feeds of payroll data for each client. Unemployment Tax Management Services at TALX are broad-based in scope, efficient and focused on maintaining high levels of client satisfaction. TALX offers effective unemployment rate management; protection from erroneous and fraudulent charges; detailed professional
consultation on hearing processes; lower tax rates through benefit charge analysis and recovery; improved hearing preparedness and a reduction in time spent by HR in responding to claims and handling paper.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Pam Stevens
TALX Corporation
Phone: 314.214.7235

About TALX Corporation:
TALX Corporation, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading provider of human resource and payroll-related services and holds a leadership position in automated employment and income verification as well as unemployment tax management. TALX provides over 9,000 clients, including three-fourths of Fortune 500 companies, with Web-based services focused in three employment-related areas: hiring, pay reporting, and compliance. Hiring services include assessments and talent management, paperless new hires, and tax credits and incentives. Pay reporting services include electronic time tracking, paperless pay, and W-2 management.

Compliance services include employment and income verifications through The Work Number, unemployment tax management, and I-9 management. The company's common stock trades in the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol TALX. For more information about TALX Corporation, access the TALX Website at www.talx.com.

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