The 2019 edition of Child Care in State Economies provides an update to the initial version of the report released in 2015 by the Committee for Economic Development (CED). This edition provides policymakers and business leaders with a current and revised examination of the economic role played by the U.S. child care industry at the state and national levels. The report maintains its unique perspective among child care research by assessing the industry's various economic contributions to the broader economy, particularly at the state level. Key areas of focus remain the role played by child care in the labor market; factors driving the demand for child care; the size, structure, and economic contribution of the child care industry; and the role child care can play in regional economic development. (author abstract)