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. | ||||||