By Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja , INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT

JAKARTA: When Mr Yusman graduated from Bung Karno University in Jakarta three years ago, he thought he would be well on the road to a career in marketing management by now.

Indeed, he does spend 12 hours a day on the road - but not pursuing his dream. He is a driver for Blue Bird, Indonesia's largest taxi company.

Yet Mr Yusman, 27, is one of the lucky ones. Indonesia's jobless rate stands at 9.1 per cent, meaning that 9.4 million are unemployed. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), young people represent 57 per cent of the nation's jobless.

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