diff --git a/web/src/stores/label.test.ts b/web/src/stores/label.test.ts
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+// src/stores/label.test.ts
+import { setActivePinia, createPinia } from 'pinia'
+import { useLabelStore } from './label'
+import { beforeEach, describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+
+const MOCK_ITEM = {
+  id: 'abc', subject: 'Test', body: 'Body', from: 'a@b.com',
+  date: '2026-03-01', source: 'imap:test',
+}
+
+describe('label store', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => setActivePinia(createPinia()))
+
+  it('starts with empty queue', () => {
+    const store = useLabelStore()
+    expect(store.queue).toEqual([])
+    expect(store.current).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('current returns first item', () => {
+    const store = useLabelStore()
+    store.queue = [MOCK_ITEM]
+    expect(store.current).toEqual(MOCK_ITEM)
+  })
+
+  it('removeCurrentFromQueue removes first item', () => {
+    const store = useLabelStore()
+    store.queue = [MOCK_ITEM, { ...MOCK_ITEM, id: 'def' }]
+    store.removeCurrentFromQueue()
+    expect(store.queue[0].id).toBe('def')
+  })
+
+  it('tracks lastAction', () => {
+    const store = useLabelStore()
+    store.queue = [MOCK_ITEM]
+    store.setLastAction('label', MOCK_ITEM, 'interview_scheduled')
+    expect(store.lastAction?.type).toBe('label')
+    expect(store.lastAction?.label).toBe('interview_scheduled')
+  })
+
+  it('incrementLabeled increases sessionLabeled', () => {
+    const store = useLabelStore()
+    store.incrementLabeled()
+    store.incrementLabeled()
+    expect(store.sessionLabeled).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  it('restoreItem adds to front of queue', () => {
+    const store = useLabelStore()
+    store.queue = [{ ...MOCK_ITEM, id: 'def' }]
+    store.restoreItem(MOCK_ITEM)
+    expect(store.queue[0].id).toBe('abc')
+    expect(store.queue[1].id).toBe('def')
+  })
+
+  it('clearLastAction nulls lastAction', () => {
+    const store = useLabelStore()
+    store.setLastAction('skip', MOCK_ITEM)
+    store.clearLastAction()
+    expect(store.lastAction).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/web/src/stores/label.ts b/web/src/stores/label.ts
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+// src/stores/label.ts
+import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+
+export interface QueueItem {
+  id: string
+  subject: string
+  body: string
+  from: string
+  date: string
+  source: string
+}
+
+export interface LastAction {
+  type: 'label' | 'skip' | 'discard'
+  item: QueueItem
+  label?: string
+}
+
+export const useLabelStore = defineStore('label', () => {
+  const queue          = ref<QueueItem[]>([])
+  const totalRemaining = ref(0)
+  const lastAction     = ref<LastAction | null>(null)
+  const sessionLabeled = ref(0)   // for easter eggs
+
+  const current = computed(() => queue.value[0] ?? null)
+
+  function removeCurrentFromQueue() {
+    queue.value.shift()
+  }
+
+  function setLastAction(type: LastAction['type'], item: QueueItem, label?: string) {
+    lastAction.value = { type, item, label }
+  }
+
+  function clearLastAction() {
+    lastAction.value = null
+  }
+
+  function restoreItem(item: QueueItem) {
+    queue.value.unshift(item)
+  }
+
+  function incrementLabeled() {
+    sessionLabeled.value++
+  }
+
+  return {
+    queue, totalRemaining, lastAction, sessionLabeled, current,
+    removeCurrentFromQueue, setLastAction, clearLastAction,
+    restoreItem, incrementLabeled,
+  }
+})