Alternative is to build something better. Just about anything is better than the current survey system. What I would propose is something akin to "derived real-data unemployment system". All this data exists now, but is distributed. It can be stitched together, but if one was so inclined.

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No, it doesn't mean I am wrong.

"BLS CPS is worse than a hypothetical better thing" is tautological, void, and without meaning.