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					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StandardPoorsARatingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Standard &amp; Poor&apos;s, A Rating [Member]</link:label>
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					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StandardPoorsBBRatingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Standard &amp; Poor&apos;s, BB Rating [Member]</link:label>
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					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_StandardPoorsBRatingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Standard &amp; Poor&apos;s, B Rating [Member]</link:label>
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					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#ftetfiii_C000138174Member" xlink:label="C000138174Member"/>
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					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="CertificatesOfParticipationMember" xlink:to="label_CertificatesOfParticipationMember"/>
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					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="MoneyMarketFundsSectorMember" xlink:to="label_MoneyMarketFundsSectorMember"/>
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					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_AllOtherLongMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">All Other Long [Member]</link:label>
					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="AllOtherLongMember" xlink:to="label_AllOtherLongMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#ftetfiii_LongConsumerStaplesMember" xlink:label="LongConsumerStaplesMember"/>
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					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LongConsumerStaplesMember" xlink:to="label_LongConsumerStaplesMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#ftetfiii_LongEnergyMember" xlink:label="LongEnergyMember"/>
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					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LongEnergyMember" xlink:to="label_LongEnergyMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#ftetfiii_LongIndustrialsMember" xlink:label="LongIndustrialsMember"/>
					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_LongIndustrialsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Long Industrials [Member]</link:label>
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					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#ftetfiii_LongHealthCareMember" xlink:label="LongHealthCareMember"/>
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					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LongHealthCareMember" xlink:to="label_LongHealthCareMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#ftetfiii_LongConsumerDiscretionaryMember" xlink:label="LongConsumerDiscretionaryMember"/>
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					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#ftetfiii_LongFinancialsMember" xlink:label="LongFinancialsMember"/>
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					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LongFinancialsMember" xlink:to="label_LongFinancialsMember"/>
					<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="#ftetfiii_LongInformationTechnologyMember" xlink:label="LongInformationTechnologyMember"/>
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					<link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="LongInformationTechnologyMember" xlink:to="label_LongInformationTechnologyMember"/>
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					<link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="label_MoneyMarketFundsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xml:lang="en-US">Money Market Funds [Member]</link:label>
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