The box itself around a data table label could hint at a state, if the goal is to define only a handful of states (green rounded capsule for a completed state;

The box itself around a data table label could hint at a state, if the goal is to define only a handful of states (green rounded capsule for a completed state; diamond capsule for an in-progress condition; red square for an error; purple parallelogram for some special condition; etc). Not sure how this is for accessibility in terms of colour selection, but I’m sure this could be fine-tuned.