Work till you drop? Here's why America's average retirement age keeps rising. [View all]

The average retirement age of American workers is creeping steadily up, according to a new report from a prominent economist.

And that trend invites a question: When will America's retirement age stop rising?

Over the past three decades, the average retirement age has risen by about three years, economist Alicia Munnell reports in an April research brief. The typical retirement age in 2024 was 64 for men, 62 for women.

The upward trend is slow but striking. In 1994, the average man worked to age 61, while the typical woman clocked out at 59.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/till-drop-heres-why-americas-090325689.html

Because their corporate overlords are greedy.