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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_eqh_Pension" xml:lang="en-US">Pension (from Summary Compensation Table)</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_eqh_StockAwards" xml:lang="en-US">Stock Awards</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_eqh_MarkPearsonMember" xml:lang="en-US">Mark Pearson [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="lab_eqh_MarkPearsonMember" xml:lang="en-US">Mark pearson.</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="lab_eqh_MedianEmployeeMember" xml:lang="en-US">Median Employee [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="lab_eqh_MedianEmployeeMember" xml:lang="en-US">Median employee.</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="lab_eqh_TwoZeroTwoFiveEquityComponentOfCapPsMember" xml:lang="en-US">2025 Equity Component of CAP PS [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="lab_eqh_TwoZeroTwoFiveEquityComponentOfCapRsusMember" xml:lang="en-US">2025 Equity Component of CAP RSUs [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="lab_eqh_TwoZeroTwoFiveEquityComponentOfCapTotalMember" xml:lang="en-US">2025 Equity Component of CAP Total [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="lab_eqh_TwoZeroTwoFourEquityComponentOfCapOptionsMember" xml:lang="en-US">2024 Equity Component of CAP Options [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="lab_eqh_TwoZeroTwoFourEquityComponentOfCapPsMember" xml:lang="en-US">2024 Equity Component of CAP PS [Member]</link:label>
          <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_eqh_TwoZeroTwoFourEquityComponentOfCapPsMember" xlink:to="lab_eqh_TwoZeroTwoFourEquityComponentOfCapPsMember" />
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="lab_eqh_TwoZeroTwoFourEquityComponentOfCapRsusMember" xml:lang="en-US">2024 Equity Component of CAP RSUs [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="lab_eqh_TwoZeroTwoFourEquityComponentOfCapTotalMember" xml:lang="en-US">2024 Equity Component of CAP Total [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="lab_eqh_TwoZeroTwoOneEquityComponentOfCapPsMember" xml:lang="en-US">2021 Equity Component of CAP PS [Member]</link:label>
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