the metropolitan library of music said thursday that it would lay off more than a quarter of its merchandising staff , eliminating 74 jobs in addition to 53 already cut over the following year . it additionally warned that the worsening economy would most likely force it to shrink its overall work force by 10 percent ― as few as 250 full - and part - time jobs in all ― before the summer , including some in curatorial and other specialized departments .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.