the seattle museum of art announced , that it could fire off more than a tenth of its promotions staff , eliminating 74 jobs in contrast to 53 that reduced over the last season . it additionally warned that the worsening economy could most significantly cause it to decrease its overall work force by 10 percent ― as well as 250 full - and third - time jobs in all ― before the summer , including some in ethnographic and other pivotal programs .
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.