Accenture Joins List of Companies Committing To U.S. Job Growth

Accenture added itself to a growing list of tech companies committing to U.S. job growth on Friday when it committed to creating 15,000 U.S. jobs within the next three years.

"In recent months, I have met with clients across all the major industries we serve, and the need for innovation to grow, compete and transform in the digital economy has never been greater," Julie Sweet, Accenture’s chief executive officer of North America, said in a statement.

Accenture did not respond to request for additional comment by publication time.

The Dublin-based consulting giant – No. 2 on CRN's SP500 list – will be accelerating its investments in the U.S. to boost new technology innovations within the country, by opening 10 new innovation hub centers across the U.S. and investing $1.4 billion in training between now and 2020.

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Accenture is investing in training and creating jobs across all five of its businesses according to a statement from the company, boosting its Strategy, Consulting, Digital, Technology and Operations business units.

Accenture, as part of its mission to help companies increase performance and become more efficient, typically helps businesses outsource jobs to less expensive labor markets. It's strategy tagline, which changed in 2014, was "Consulting. Technology. Outsourcing."

In today's announcement, Accenture said it plans to grow its total workforce in the U.S. to more than 65,000, an increase of 30 percent by the end of 2020.

"I am excited that we are creating even more opportunities for our people to participate in one of the most dynamic parts of the American economy … Today marks a key moment for Accenture to help our clients play an even bigger part in the nation’s growth and innovation agenda," said Sweet, in a press release.

The new innovation hubs allow Accenture to bring in clients and work with them as they retool their businesses, and business models, using a full arsenal of new technologies including advanced analytics, IoT sensors and robotics.

Though Accenture's statement didn't mention politics, the timing of the company's announcement lines up with a host of tech-related firms that have publicly said they'd focus on American job growth, under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. U.S. job growth has been a cornerstone of Trump's campaign and presidency – he recently vowed to create 25 million new American jobs in the next decade.

As a backdrop, the momentum is certainly in his favor. The economy has added nearly 2.2 million jobs in the most recent 12 months. It has gained jobs for 75 straight months, the longest streak on record.

Since meeting with Trump, a number of companies, including IBM, AT&T, Intel, Amazon and Sprint have all declared that they will be increasing their investments in the American job market, and will be making new positions available to American workers.