CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new report -- released on "National Equal Pay Day" -- reveals that North Carolina has one of the smallest gender gaps for equal pay -- although there's still a long way to go before earnings are equal between men and women.
On average, women make about 78 cents for every dollar a man earns.
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In North Carolina women earn 82.8 cents to every dollar, which is the eighth best in the nation.
New York had the smallest gap -- at 85.8 cents, while Louisiana had the worst -- at 68.9 cents.
There is one North Carolina town where women out-earn men. According to Forbes, in Wilmington women earn two percent more than men.
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