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Table 3
Average age of permanent public service employees and all employed Canadians, March 2001, 2004, and 2007

  PSEA universe, permanent employees Employed Canadians
2001 2004 2007 2001 2004 2007
Average age (years)
Men 45.8 45.9 46.3 39.3 40.1 40.4
Women 43.7 44.0 44.5 38.3 39.1 39.7
Total 44.7 44.9 45.3 38.8 39.6 40.0
Sources : Public Service Commission, Job-based Analytical Information System and Statistics Canada, special tabulation, Labour Force Survey.