> I've never met a single person willing to attest to filling out a BLS survey

I’ve never met a single chicken farmer. Does that mean I should be sceptical about them existing? Like, what sort of metric is this for truth finding?

> to assume benevolent intent

No need. Markets move on these data. The rich and powerful bet their money on what they say.

> I've never met a single person willing to attest to filling out a BLS survey.

Unless you have introduced yourself with this question to thousands of people, this is a totally meaningless statement. It says more about your social circle, your grasp of descriptive statistics, and the weird online stew you are soaking your brain in than it says about the CPS.