However, after the two main employers, Pertusola Sud and Montedison, collapsed by the late 1980s, Crotone was in economic crisis, with many residents losing their jobs and leaving to find work elsewhere.
Tačiau po 1980 m. žlugo du svarbiausi miesto darbdaviai Pertusola Sud ir Montedison, tad miestą ištiko ekonominė krizė, daugelis prarado darbus ir išsikraustė.