This article is about the chemical. For the medication, see Sodium calcium edetate. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), also known by several other names, is a chemical used for both industrial and medical purposes. It is an aminopolycarboxylic acid and a colourless, water-soluble solid.
The average retirement age for American men and women. The average retirement age for men in 2013, the most recent year for which data are available, was 63.9. For women, the average retirement age was younger, at 61.9 for 2013. Those figures were mixed from the previous year, with men retiring at a slightly older age than in 2012, while women retired a bit sooner than in the previous year. Retirement communities can encourage people to retire earlier.
According to a 2015 analysis of CPS labor force participation data, the average retirement age* in 2013 was about 64 for men and about 62 for women, about the same as a decade ago. (p. 1, 3, fig. 5). *Average retirement age is defined as the age at which the labor force participation rate drops below 50 percent.