Local Economy
Since the collapse of the coal mining industry in the 1980s, the local economy has been through difficult times as it re-orientates to service industries and manufacturing.
Local unemployment is high, and since the early 1990s there has been a widespread problem in the area with heroin abuse. In early 2004, MP John Mann revealed that some 1,200 (more than 1%) of the 104,000-strong population in the area were drug addicts.
An important manufacturer in the town is Premier Foods UK, which produces products such as Batchelor's Soups and Super Noodles and Oxo. Oxo is solely produced in Worksop. Greencore Sandwiches also have a production facility. The Wilkinson UK headquarters is at JK House, Manton Wood, south of the town on the A57. Their distribution centre is an important employer. RDS Transport(known as the Flying Fridge) based at claylands avenue is a major employer of HGV/Van Drivers. There is also a B&Q distribution centre, a plastics recycling plant and a liquid chocolate manufacturing plant owned by OCG Cacao, part of Cargill.
Worksop has benefited from a large amount of new housing recently with a similar increase in businesses locating to the Worksop area, increasing the number of jobs in the local economy.
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