diff --git a/lib/jackalope/persistent_work_list.ex b/lib/jackalope/persistent_work_list.ex
index e6ef0d5..a2a03c0 100644
--- a/lib/jackalope/persistent_work_list.ex
+++ b/lib/jackalope/persistent_work_list.ex
@@ -78,12 +78,8 @@ defmodule Jackalope.PersistentWorkList do
   end
 
   @impl GenServer
-  def handle_call(:count, _from, state) do
-    {:reply, count(state), state}
-  end
-
-  def handle_call(:count_pending, _from, state) do
-    {:reply, count_pending(state), state}
+  def handle_call(:info, _from, state) do
+    {:reply, info(state), state}
   end
 
   def handle_call(:peek, _from, state) do
@@ -151,6 +147,10 @@ defmodule Jackalope.PersistentWorkList do
 
   ## PRIVATE
 
+  defp info(state) do
+    %{count_waiting: count(state), count_pending: count_pending(state)}
+  end
+
   defp count(state) do
     expired_count =
       Enum.count(
@@ -504,18 +504,10 @@ defimpl Jackalope.WorkList, for: PID do
   end
 
   @impl Jackalope.WorkList
-  def count(work_list) do
-    GenServer.call(work_list, :count)
+  def info(work_list) do
+    GenServer.call(work_list, :info)
   end
 
-  @impl Jackalope.WorkList
-  def count_pending(work_list) do
-    GenServer.call(work_list, :count_pending)
-  end
-
-  @impl Jackalope.WorkList
-  def empty?(work_list), do: peek(work_list) == nil
-
   @impl Jackalope.WorkList
   def remove_all(work_list) do
     :ok = GenServer.call(work_list, :remove_all)
diff --git a/lib/jackalope/transient_work_list.ex b/lib/jackalope/transient_work_list.ex
index 9638ad3..cc1830b 100644
--- a/lib/jackalope/transient_work_list.ex
+++ b/lib/jackalope/transient_work_list.ex
@@ -169,18 +169,8 @@ defimpl Jackalope.WorkList, for: Jackalope.TransientWorkList do
   end
 
   @impl Jackalope.WorkList
-  def count(work_list) do
-    length(work_list.items)
-  end
-
-  @impl Jackalope.WorkList
-  def count_pending(work_list) do
-    Enum.count(work_list.pending)
-  end
-
-  @impl Jackalope.WorkList
-  def empty?(work_list) do
-    work_list.items == []
+  def info(work_list) do
+    %{count_waiting: length(work_list.items), count_pending: Enum.count(work_list.pending)}
   end
 
   @impl Jackalope.WorkList
diff --git a/lib/jackalope/work_list.ex b/lib/jackalope/work_list.ex
index 45260f5..892d4cc 100644
--- a/lib/jackalope/work_list.ex
+++ b/lib/jackalope/work_list.ex
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@ defprotocol Jackalope.WorkList do
   @doc "Remove an item from the pending set"
   @spec done(work_list(), reference()) :: {work_list(), item()}
   def done(work_list, ref)
-  @doc "Count the number of work items"
-  @spec count(work_list()) :: non_neg_integer()
-  def count(work_list)
-  @doc "Count the number of pending work items"
-  @spec count_pending(work_list()) :: non_neg_integer()
-  def count_pending(work_list)
-  @doc "Are there work items"
-  @spec empty?(work_list()) :: boolean
-  def empty?(work_list)
+  @doc "Info about the work list"
+  @spec info(work_list()) :: %{
+          required(:count_waiting) => non_neg_integer(),
+          required(:count_pending) => non_neg_integer()
+        }
+  def info(work_list)
   @doc "Remove all work items"
   @spec remove_all(work_list()) :: work_list()
   def remove_all(work_list)
diff --git a/test/jackalope_test.exs b/test/jackalope_test.exs
index 2c54bf2..f1a212f 100644
--- a/test/jackalope_test.exs
+++ b/test/jackalope_test.exs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ defmodule JackalopeTest do
           )
         end)
 
-      assert WorkList.count(work_list) == 10
+      assert count(work_list) == 10
     end
 
     test "pending and done work items #{work_list_mod}", context do
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ defmodule JackalopeTest do
           )
         end)
 
-      assert WorkList.count(work_list) == 5
+      assert count(work_list) == 5
 
       ref = make_ref()
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ defmodule JackalopeTest do
         |> WorkList.pending(ref)
         |> WorkList.done(ref)
 
-      assert WorkList.count(work_list) == 4
+      assert count(work_list) == 4
     end
 
     test "dropping work items #{work_list_mod}", context do
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ defmodule JackalopeTest do
           )
         end)
 
-      assert WorkList.count(work_list) == 10
+      assert count(work_list) == 10
     end
 
     test "reset_pending work items #{work_list_mod}", context do
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ defmodule JackalopeTest do
       ref = make_ref()
 
       work_list = WorkList.pending(work_list, ref)
-      assert WorkList.count(work_list) == 4
+      assert count(work_list) == 4
       work_list = WorkList.reset_pending(work_list)
-      assert WorkList.count(work_list) == 5
+      assert count(work_list) == 5
     end
   end
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ defmodule JackalopeTest do
         )
       end)
 
-    assert WorkList.count(work_list) == 10
+    assert count(work_list) == 10
     ref = make_ref()
     work_list = WorkList.pending(work_list, ref)
     :ok = GenServer.stop(work_list, :normal)
@@ -202,7 +202,12 @@ defmodule JackalopeTest do
         data_dir: "/tmp/jackalope"
       )
 
-    assert WorkList.count(work_list) == 5
+    assert count(work_list) == 5
+  end
+
+  defp count(work_list) do
+    %{count_waiting: count} = WorkList.info(work_list)
+    count
   end
 
   defp get_session_work_list() do
@@ -255,7 +260,9 @@ defmodule JackalopeTest do
 
     if reset? do
       WorkList.remove_all(work_list)
-      assert WorkList.empty?(work_list)
+      info = WorkList.info(work_list)
+      assert info.count_waiting == 0
+      assert info.count_pending == 0
     end
   end