# Job statuses

The lifecycle of a job is represented by a **series of statuses** that indicate the different phases of workflow execution.

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* **Submitted**: jobs that have been created and added to a queue but have not yet started execution.
* **Suspended**: jobs that have been suspended by Data Mover and can be resumed manually.
* **Running**: jobs that are currently being executed.
* **Completed**: jobs that have successfully finished all steps in the workflow.
* **Error**: jobs that encountered an issue during execution, such as a failed step or service task.
* **Aborted**: jobs that were manually stopped before completing their workflow.


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