diff --git a/tests/experimentdata/test__jobqueue.py b/tests/experimentdata/test__jobqueue.py
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index 00000000..b38268bc
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+++ b/tests/experimentdata/test__jobqueue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import pandas as pd
+
+from f3dasm._src.experimentdata._jobqueue import _JobQueue
+
+
+def test_select_all_with_matching_status():
+    # Create a job queue with some jobs
+    job_queue = _JobQueue()
+    job_queue.jobs = pd.Series(['in progress', 'running', 'completed', 'in progress', 'failed'])
+
+    # Select all jobs with status 'in progress'
+    selected_jobs = job_queue.select_all('in progress')
+
+    # Check if the selected jobs match the expected result
+    assert (selected_jobs.jobs == ['in progress', 'in progress']).all()
+
+def test_select_all_with_no_matching_status():
+    # Create a job queue with some jobs
+    job_queue = _JobQueue()
+    job_queue.jobs = pd.Series(['in progress', 'running', 'completed', 'in progress', 'failed'])
+
+    # Select all jobs with status 'cancelled'
+    selected_jobs = job_queue.select_all('cancelled')
+
+    # Check if the selected jobs match the expected result
+    assert selected_jobs.jobs.empty
+
+def test_select_all_with_empty_job_queue():
+    # Create an empty job queue
+    job_queue = _JobQueue()
+
+    # Select all jobs with status 'in progress'
+    selected_jobs = job_queue.select_all('in progress')
+
+    # Check if the selected jobs match the expected result
+    assert selected_jobs.jobs.empty
diff --git a/tests/experimentdata/test_experimentdata.py b/tests/experimentdata/test_experimentdata.py
index c53b0be6..37989401 100644
--- a/tests/experimentdata/test_experimentdata.py
+++ b/tests/experimentdata/test_experimentdata.py
@@ -703,5 +703,29 @@ def test_iter_behaviour(experimentdata_continuous: ExperimentData):
         assert isinstance(i, ExperimentSample)
 
 
+def test_select_with_status_open(experimentdata: ExperimentData):
+    selected_data = experimentdata.select_with_status('open')
+    assert all(job == Status.OPEN for job in selected_data._jobs.jobs)
+
+
+def test_select_with_status_in_progress(experimentdata: ExperimentData):
+    selected_data = experimentdata.select_with_status('in progress')
+    assert all(job == Status.IN_PROGRESS for job in selected_data._jobs.jobs)
+
+
+def test_select_with_status_finished(experimentdata: ExperimentData):
+    selected_data = experimentdata.select_with_status('finished')
+    assert all(job == Status.FINISHED for job in selected_data._jobs.jobs)
+
+
+def test_select_with_status_error(experimentdata: ExperimentData):
+    selected_data = experimentdata.select_with_status('error')
+    assert all(job == Status.ERROR for job in selected_data._jobs.jobs)
+
+
+def test_select_with_status_invalid_status(experimentdata: ExperimentData):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        _ = experimentdata.select_with_status('invalid_status')
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    pytest.main()
+    pytest.main()
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