JAKARTA, Feb 9 Reuters Adrian graduated from an Indonesian auto mechanic trade school last summer, but since then has only worked a few weeks in one job serving fruit juice at a kiosk in downtown Jakarta.

The 19yearold, a first time voter in next week39;s Indonesian election, is seeking work with electric vehicle companies he knows are investing in his country but has little confidence in the economic policies of the presidential candidates.

I hope the factory will open … so there will be plenty of jobs, said Adrian, who like many Indonesians goes by just one name.

This election, finding jobs and improving the quality of life are among the biggest concerns of millennial and Gen Z voters, who make up more than half of Indonesia39;s electorate of 205 million people, a survey by pollster Populix showed.

Creating wellpaid jobs for the workforce is essential for Southeast Asia39;s largest economy and its young population if it wants to achieve a selfset target of becoming a high income nation by 2045, when it celebrates 100 years of independence.

Contenders in the presidential race are promising upwards of 15 million jobs in the next five years, in a country where about 3 million people enter the job market annually.

Like many, Adrian chose vocational education amid a drive to improve the skill set of young Indonesians by the government of outgoing President Joko Jokowi Widodo.

Jokowi39;s policy was intended to complement his push to invite investment in industries…