Employment
Most people living in Pitsea either commute to Basildon, Southend or London for employment, whereas the main employer in Pitsea is probably Tesco Extra.
Pitsea has a fair amount of office spaces as well, which can be found in Pembroke House in the main Pitsea Centre, Broadway Chambers in the main Pitsea Broadway, and Tudor Chambers located in Station Lane. The offices include solicitors, insurance companies, an accounting software company and an employment agency.
To the north of Pitsea is the Burnt Mills Industrial Estate which has many industrial units, including freight delivery, printing, a car wreck yard and a small amount of manufacturing. Also in this area is the main delivery depot for the courier T.N.T.; again they employ many people from the Pitsea area. The area also has the main sewage treatment works; unfortunately during the summer this can prove to be rather smelly, although Essex and Suffolk Water deny there is anything wrong with it. Also further along from there is the main local depot for the cable TV company Telewest Blueyonder, which came to the area in the early 1990s under the name of United Artists before changing its name to Telewest and then more recently to Virgin Media.
During the recent economic downturn, Pitsea, as part of the Basildon district will suffer with people becoming unemployed. During the previous recession in the 80's, a large part of Pitsea's population was unemployed and claiming benefits.
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