Retirement Age Women in the United States increased to 66.83 Years in 2025 from 66.67 Years in 2024. Retirement Age Women in the United States averaged 66.15 Years from 2009 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 66.83 Years in 2025 and a record low of 66.00 Years in 2010. source: Internal Revenue Service



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ADP Employment Change 22.00 37.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.40 0.10 percent Jan 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.70 3.70 percent Jan 2026
Average Weekly Hours 34.30 34.20 Hours Jan 2026
Challenger Job Cuts 108435.00 35553.00 Persons Jan 2026
Continuing Jobless Claims 1844.00 1819.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Employed Persons 164520.00 163992.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Employment Cost Index 0.70 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Employment Cost - Benefits 0.70 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Employment Cost - Wages 0.70 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Employment Rate 59.80 59.70 percent Jan 2026
Full Time Employment 135215.00 134325.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Government Payrolls -42.00 -16.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Challenger Hiring Plans 5306.00 10496.00 Persons Jan 2026
Initial Jobless Claims 231.00 209.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1762.00 1701.00 Thousand Dec 2025
JOLTs Job Openings 6542.00 6928.00 Thousand Dec 2025
JOLTs Job Quits 3204.00 3193.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Quits Rate 2.00 2.00 Percent Dec 2025
Job Openings 6038.00 6574.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 212.25 206.25 Thousand Jan 2026
Participation Rate 62.50 62.40 percent Jan 2026
Labour Costs 121.64 122.23 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.07 1.14 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls 5.00 -8.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 USD/Hour Dec 2025
Non Farm Payrolls 130.00 48.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 172.00 64.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Nonfarm Productivity 4.90 4.10 percent Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 28712.00 29452.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 341.15 338.51 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 117.97 116.55 points Sep 2025
Retirement Age Men 66.83 66.67 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 66.83 66.67 Years Dec 2025
U-6 Unemployment Rate 8.00 8.40 percent Jan 2026
Unemployed Persons 7362.00 7503.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.40 percent Jan 2026
Unit Labour Costs -1.90 -2.90 percent Sep 2025
Wage Growth 3.76 3.92 percent Nov 2025
Wages 31.95 31.83 USD/Hour Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 29.63 29.52 USD/Hour Jan 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.00 10.40 percent Jan 2026


United States Retirement Age - Women
In the United States, Social Security's full-benefit retirement age for women is 66 for people born in 1943-1954, and it will gradually rise to 67 for those born in 1960 or later.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
66.83 66.67 66.83 66.00 2009 - 2025 Years Yearly