This article provides examples of documented cases of child labor trafficking in the United States and an overview of systemic gaps in the law, policy, data collection, research, and practice. According to this author, emerging research has brought more attention to labor trafficking in the United States; however, few efforts have been made to better understand or respond to trafficking of minors. Cases of children forced to work as domestic servants, in factories, restaurants, peddling candy or other goods, or on farms may not automatically elicit suspicion from an outside observer as compared to a child providing sexual services for money. In contrast to sex trafficking, labor trafficking is often tied to formal economies and industries, which often makes it difficult to distinguish from “legitimate” work, including among adolescents. The author maintains that the overwhelming focus on sex trafficking undermines the policy intentions of the Trafficking Protection Act of 2000, its subsequent reauthorizations, and international laws and protocols addressing human trafficking. (author abstract modified)